Liquid-crystal-based microlasers

Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 473-486

  Nevskaya, G E ^a   Palto, S P ^b   Tomilin, M G ^c  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE MARINE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b SHUBNIKOV INSTITUTE OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^c ITMO UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS;

LASER EFFECTS; LOW-THRESHOLD LASERS; MICRO LASER;

LIQUID LASERS;

EID: 77958504474     PISSN: 10709762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOT.77.000473     Document Type: Article

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