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UV Lasing in High-Order Bands of ZnO Inverse Opal Photonic Crystals
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2006
  • Michael Scharrer
  • Alexey Yamilov, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Xiaohua Wu
  • Hui Cao
  • Robert P.H. Chang
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.

Meeting Name
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (2006: May 21-26, Long Beach, CA)
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
  • Crystal Atomic Structure,
  • Crystallography,
  • Crystals,
  • Electron Optics,
  • Lasers,
  • Optical Properties,
  • Photonics,
  • Powders,
  • Quantum Electronics,
  • Semiconducting Zinc Compounds,
  • Zinc Alloys,
  • Zinc Oxide,
  • Inverse Opals,
  • Order Bands,
  • Photonic Bands,
  • Propagating Modes,
  • Room Temperatures,
  • Ultraviolet Lasing,
  • Uv Lasing,
  • Photonic Crystals
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1557528131
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 Optical Society of America (OSA), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
5-1-2006
Publication Date
01 May 2006
Disciplines
Citation Information
Michael Scharrer, Alexey Yamilov, Xiaohua Wu, Hui Cao, et al.. "UV Lasing in High-Order Bands of ZnO Inverse Opal Photonic Crystals" Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2006 (2006) ISSN: 2162-2701
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/alexey-yamilov/36/