DocumentCode
2886422
Title
UV lasing in high-order bands of ZnO inverse opal photonic crystals
Author
Scharrer, Michael ; Yamilov, Alexey ; Wu, Xiaohua ; Cao, Hui ; Chang, Robert P.H.
Author_Institution
Mater. Res. Inst., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Directional ultraviolet lasing at room temperature in 3D ZnO photonic crystals is reported. Comparison of measured optical properties with the calculated band structures shows that lasing occurs due to slow-propagating modes in high-order photonic bands.
Keywords
optical properties; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; ultraviolet spectra; zinc compounds; ZnO; band structures; high order bands; inverse opal photonic crystals; optical properties; slow propagating modes; ultraviolet lasing; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Photonic crystals; Stimulated emission; Zinc oxide; 140.5960 (Semiconductor lasers); 290.4210 (Multiple scattering);
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629141
Filename
4629141
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