Ten years ago, three teams experimentally demonstrated the first spasers, or plasmonic
nanolasers, after the spaser concept was first proposed theoretically in 2003. An overview of …

Nanolasers generate coherent light at the nanoscale. In the past decade, they have attracted
intense interest, because they are more compact, faster and more power-efficient than …

The discovery and continued development of the laser has revolutionized both science and
industry. The advent of miniaturized, semiconductor lasers has made this technology an …

Nanowires supporting propagating surface plasmons can function as nanowaveguides to
realize the light guiding with field confinement beyond the diffraction limit, providing …

Enhancing the light‐matter interactions is important for many different applications like
sensing, surface enhanced spectroscopies, solar energy harvesting, and for quantum effects …

Nanoscale lasers are ideal light-signal sources for integrated photonic devices. Most of the
present lasers made of dielectric materials are restricted to being larger than half the …

The field of optically pumped planar waveguide lasers has seen a rapid development over
the last two decades driven by the requirements of a range of applications. This sustained …

Single-photon source in micro-or nanoscale is the basic building block of on-chip quantum
information and scalable quantum network. Enhanced spontaneous emission based on …

Self‐powered UV photodetectors are highly desirable for applications in space
communications and environmental monitoring. However, most self‐powered UV …

Next-generation optoelectronic devices and photonic circuitry will have to incorporate on-
chip compatible nanolaser sources. Semiconductor nanowire lasers have emerged as …