Single quantum dot controlled lasing effects in high-Q micropillar cavities

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 4848-4857

  Reitzenstein, S ^a   Bockler C ^a   Bazhenov, A ^a,b   Gorbunov, A ^a,b   Loffler A ^a   Kamp, M ^a   Kulakovskii, V D ^b   Forchel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAM EFFECTS; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ANTIBUNCHING; LASER THRESHOLD; LASING EFFECTS; MICROPILLAR CAVITIES;

LASER RESONATORS;

QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIODE LASER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUANTUM DOTS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 41649099677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.004848     Document Type: Article

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