Room temperature continuous wave operation and characterization of photonic crystal nanolaser on a sapphire substrate

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Shih, M H ^a,c   Yang, Yi Chun ^a   Liu, Yu Chen ^b   Chang, Zi Chang ^b   Hsu, Kung Shu ^c   Wu, M C ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACT LASERS; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASING; LOW THRESHOLDS; NANO-CAVITIES; QUALITY FACTORS; RADIATIVE EFFICIENCY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ROOM TEMPERATURE CONTINUOUS WAVE OPERATION; SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATES; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

CORUNDUM; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

SAPPHIRE;

EID: 70149099322     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/42/10/105113     Document Type: Article

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