Hydrogen detection using a functionalized photonic crystal vertical cavity laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-168

  Griffin, Benjamin G ^a   Arbabi, Amir ^a   Kasten, Ansas M ^a   Choquette, Kent D ^a   Goddard, Lynford L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Laser sensors; photonic crystals; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

AIR HOLES; COMPLEX REFRACTIVE INDEX; DEVICE OPERATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; HYDROGEN DETECTION; HYDROGEN GAS; LASER LINE-WIDTH; LASER SENSOR; LASING WAVELENGTH; OUTPUT POWER; RED SHIFT; SINGLE MODE; THIN LAYERS; VERTICAL CAVITY LASERS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER; WAVELENGTH SHIFT;

HYDROGEN; LASER PULSES; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; REFLECTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSORS;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 84856266025     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2011.2171918     Document Type: Article

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