Published September 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

The dependence of the lasing threshold in ZnO nanorods on their length

  • 1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microelectronic Technology and High Purity Materials (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Solid State Physics (Russian Federation)
  • 3. University College Cork, Tyndall National Institute (Ireland)

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The effect of the length of ZnO nanorods on the mode structure and thresholds of stimulated and laser luminescence in the ultraviolet spectral region is studied. It is shown that nanorods with a metal mirror at the end face exhibit the minimum optical excitation power threshold in the case of long nanoresonators. Single-mode lasing is observed in short ZnO nanorods. Variations in the lasing thresholds are attributed to differences in the length of the amplifying medium and in the local densities of photon states in regularly shaped nanocrystals.

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Journal Title
Semiconductors
Journal Volume
44
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 1217-1221
ISSN
1063-7826
CODEN
SMICES

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