Lasing cavities and ultra-fast switch based on self-collimation of photonic crystal

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Zhao, Deyin ^a   Zhou, Chuanhong ^a   Gong, Qian ^a   Jiang, Xunya ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LASER RESONATORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES;

LASING CAVITIES; SC FREQUENCY; SELF-COLLIMATION; ULTRA-FAST SWITCH;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 44449117341     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/11/115108     Document Type: Article

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