Direct observation of correlations between individual photon emission events of a microcavity laser

Nature

Volumn 460, Issue 7252, 2009, Pages 245-249

  Wiersig, J ^a,d   Gies, C ^a   Jahnke, F ^a   Amann, M ^b   Berstermann, T ^b   Bayer, M ^b   Kistner, C ^c   Reitzenstein, S ^c   Schneider, C ^c   Hofling S ^c   Forchel, A ^c   Kruse, C ^a   Kalden, J ^a   Hommel, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT;

CAVITY; LASER; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LASER; LIGHT; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; PHOTON; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 67650497839     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08126     Document Type: Article

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