Semiconductor quantum dot lasers: A tutorial

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 499-510

  Coleman, James J ^a   Young, Jonathan D ^a   Garg, Akash ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D confinement; Diode laser; inverse quantum dots; nanopores; nanostructures; quantum dots; self assembly; semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

3-D CONFINEMENT; DIODE LASERS; INVERSE QUANTUM DOTS; LASER CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; PATTERNED QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOT STRUCTURE; QUANTUM DOTS; SELF ASSEMBLED QUANTUM DOTS;

LASERS; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

QUANTUM DOT LASERS;

EID: 79551627411     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2098849     Document Type: Article

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