Superior single-mode lasing in a self-assembly CsPbX3 microcavity over an ultrawide pumping wavelength range

Guoen Weng; Jiyu Yan; Shengjie Chen; Chunhu Zhao; Hanbing Zhang; Jiao Tian; Yuejun Liu; Xiaobo Hu; Jiahua Tao; Shaoqiang Chen; Ziqiang Zhu; Hidefumi Akiyama; Junhao Chu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.409884

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