microdisk laser

microdisk laser

[′mī·krō‚disk ‚lā·zər]
(optics)
A very small semiconductor laser that consists of a quantum well structure formed into a disk, such that total internal reflection of photons traveling around the perimeter of the disk results in high-Q whispering-gallery resonances.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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