Title :
Lasing in ZnO nanowires is electron-hole plasma lasing
Author :
Versteegh, Marijn A.M. ; Vanmaekelbergh, Daniël ; Dijkhuis, Jaap I.
Author_Institution :
Debye Inst. for Nanomater. Sci., Utrecht Univ., Utrecht, Netherlands
Abstract :
Lasing in ZnO nanowires is often interpreted as exciton lasing. However, our experiments and theoretical calculations on the laser threshold and the emission spectrum show that ZnO nanowire lasing is electron-hole plasma lasing.
Keywords :
luminescence; nanowires; semiconductor lasers; zinc compounds; ZnO; electron hole plasma lasing; emission spectrum; exciton lasing; laser threshold; nanowires; Excitons; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nanowires; Plasmas; Zinc oxide;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
