Metallic nano-cavity lasers at near infrared wavelengths

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7394, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Hill, Martin T ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nano lasers.; Plasmonics; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION LIMITS; ELECTRICALLY PUMPED; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; GAIN MEDIUM; LASER OPERATIONS; LIGHT CONFINEMENTS; LOW POWER APPLICATION; METAL INSULATOR METALS; NANO-CAVITIES; NANO-LASERS.; NEAR-INFRARED WAVELENGTH; PLASMONICS; WAVEGUIDE DEVICE; WAVEGUIDE LASERS; WAVELENGTH OF LIGHT; WAVELENGTH SCALE;

LASERS; LIGHT; METAL INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; MIM DEVICES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PLASMONS; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 70449344510     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.825878     Document Type: Conference Paper

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