Interplay of various loss mechanisms and ultimate size limit of a surface plasmon polariton semiconductor nanolaser

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 16348-16357

  Li, D B ^a   Ning, C Z ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; MIS DEVICES;

ELECTRICAL INJECTION; LATERAL SIZES; LOSS MECHANISMS; METAL-INSULATOR-SEMICONDUCTORS; MODE LEAKAGE; MULTILAYER STRUCTURES; NANOLASERS; PHYSICAL VOLUMES; PROPAGATION LOSS; RED SHIFT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SILVER LAYER; SINGLE QUANTUM WELL; SPECIFIC DESIGN; SURFACE PLASMON-POLARITONS; SYSTEMATIC SIMULATION; THRESHOLD GAIN;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84864140751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.016348     Document Type: Article

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