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Photonics Research, Volume. 7, Issue 5, 594(2019)

Whispering-gallery mode hexagonal micro-/nanocavity lasers [Invited]

Yue-De Yang1,2, Min Tang1,2, Fu-Li Wang1,2, Zhi-Xiong Xiao1,2, Jin-Long Xiao1,2, and Yong-Zhen Huang1,2、*
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Yue-De Yang, Min Tang, Fu-Li Wang, Zhi-Xiong Xiao, Jin-Long Xiao, Yong-Zhen Huang, "Whispering-gallery mode hexagonal micro-/nanocavity lasers [Invited]," Photonics Res. 7, 594 (2019)

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    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jan. 31, 2019

    Accepted: Mar. 14, 2019

    Published Online: May. 5, 2019

    The Author Email: Yong-Zhen Huang (yzhuang@semi.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.7.000594

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    Lasers and Laser Optics
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