Ultrafast direct modulation of a single-mode photonic crystal nanocavity light-emitting diode

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 2; no. 1; p. 539
• Main Authors: Shambat, Gary, Ellis, Bryan, Majumdar, Arka, Petykiewicz, Jan, Mayer, Marie A., Sarmiento, Tomas, Harris, James, Haller, Eugene E., Vučković, Jelena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 15.11.2011; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/301/1019/1020; 639/624/1075/1079; 639/624/400/584; 639/925/357/1017; Energy consumption; Humanities and Social Sciences; Lasers; Light emitting diodes; multidisciplinary; Quantum dots; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Silicon nitride; Temperature; United States > US; California

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