Unidirectional lasing in semiconductor microring lasers at an exceptional point [Invited]

Stefano Longhi; Liang Feng

doi:10.1364/PRJ.5.0000B1

Photonics Research, Volume. 5, Issue 6, B1(2017)

Unidirectional lasing in semiconductor microring lasers at an exceptional point [Invited]

Stefano Longhi^1、* and Liang Feng²

¹Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano and Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy

²Department of Electrical Engineering, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA

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Paper Information

Category: OPTICAL MICROCAVITIES

Received: May. 19, 2017

Accepted: Jun. 21, 2017

Published Online: Aug. 15, 2017

The Author Email: Stefano Longhi (longhi@fisi.polimi.it)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.5.0000B1

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