Nanolasers

被引:22
作者
Gourley, PL [1 ]
机构
[1] Sandia Natl Labs, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
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D O I
10.1038/scientificamerican0398-56
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Just recently, semiconductor researchers built lasers with dimensions smaller than the wavelengths of light they emit. The resulting lasers are called nanolasers. In general, these devices are expected to revolutionize fiber-optic communications, computing and the early detection of disease.
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页码:56 / 61
页数:6
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