Comparative analysis of spasers, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and surface-plasmon-emitting diodes

Nature Photonics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 468-473

  Khurgin, Jacob B ^a   Sun, Greg ^b  

^a Whiting School of Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMONS; PUMPING (LASER); SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ELECTRICALLY PUMPED; FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PLASMONIC LASERS; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EID: 84901689015     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2014.94     Document Type: Article

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