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ArticleNature communications2018

Non-obstructive intracellular nanolasers.

Alasdair H Fikouras, Marcel Schubert, Markus Karl, Jothi D Kumar, Simon J Powis, Andrea Di Falco, Malte C Gather

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Alasdair H FikourasSUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7658-5098
Marcel SchubertSUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8739-4852
Markus KarlSUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0191-8537
Jothi D KumarSUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, UK.
Simon J PowisSchool of Medicine, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9TF, Scotland, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4218-2984
Andrea Di FalcoSUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, UK. adf10@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Malte C GatherSUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland, UK. mcg6@st-andrews.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4857-5562

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular dyes, plasmonic nanoparticles and colloidal quantum dots are widely used in biomedical optics. Their operation is usually governed by spontaneous processes, which results in broad spectral features and limited signal-to-noise ratio, thus restricting opportunities for spectral multiplexing and sensing. Lasers provide the ultimate spectral definition and background suppression, and their integration with cells has recently been demonstrated. However, laser size and threshold remain problematic. Here, we report on the design, high-throughput fabrication and intracellular integration of semiconductor nanodisk lasers. By exploiting the large optical gain and high refractive index of GaInP/AlGaInP quantum wells, we obtain lasers with volumes 1000-fold smaller than the eukaryotic nucleus (V

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PMCPMC6240115

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