Photonic crystal lasers-ultimate nanolasers and broad-area coherent lasers [Invited]

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Noda, Susumu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

BAND EDGE; NANO-CAVITIES; NANOLASERS; PHOTONIC BANDGAP EFFECT; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL LASER; REFRACTIVE INDEX CHANGES;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 78149380362     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.0000B1     Document Type: Article

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