Large mode splitting and lasing in optimally coupled photonic-crystal microcavities

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2619-2625

  Atlasov, Kirill A ^a   Rudra, Alok ^a   Dwir, Benjamin ^a   Kapon, Eli ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY DETUNING; CAVITY FIELD; CRYSTAL MICROCAVITY; FAST SWITCHING; GAIN MEDIUM; MICROLASER; MODE SPLITTING; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; QUANTUM WIRES;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; PHOTON; REFRACTOMETRY;

CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS; MINIATURIZATION; PHOTONS; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 79851501335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.002619     Document Type: Article

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