A new woodpile-type photonic crystal nanocavity with a three-dimensional bandgap that supports lasing from embedded quantum dots paves the way for three-dimensional integrated photonic circuits and highly efficient nanolasers.
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Strauf, S. Lasing woodpiles. Nature Photon 5, 72–74 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.4
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