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Physics and applications of semiconductor nanowire lasers - book chapter published

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Patrick Parkinson

29 Oct 2021
Booktitle

Patrick has contributed a chapter to the new textbook “Semiconductor Nanodevices“, edited by Prof. David Ritchie (University of Cambridge) and published by Elsevier.

In his chapter on Physics and Applications of Semiconductor Nanowire Lasers, common features, design rules, seminal works and an outlook for future development are provided.

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