Applied Physics Letters · 2000 · 261 citations · 13 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceOpticsPhotonicsSemiconductor MaterialsLaser PhysicsOptical SourcesPhotonic MaterialsQuantum ConfinementSemiconductor LasersSemiconductor NanomaterialsAnderson LocalizationAnderson TransitionColloidal Semiconductor NanocrystalsMicrolasersNanoparticlesNanostructured Optoelectronic MaterialsOptical ConfinementSemiconductor Nanostructures
We have fabricated microlasers with disordered semiconductor nanoparticles. The physical mechanism of optical confinement is based on Anderson localization of light in micrometer-sized random media. Pulsed lasing occurs around 380 nm at room temperature under optical pumping.
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