Title :
Distributed Bragg grating frequency control in metallic nano lasers
Author :
Marell, M.J.H. ; Hill, M.T. ; Smit, M.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
We show that Bragg gratings can be readily incorporated into metallic nano-lasers which exploit waveguides with semiconductor cores, via modulation of the waveguide width. This provides a simple way to implement laser wavelength control.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; laser beams; nanophotonics; optical modulation; optical variables control; semiconductor lasers; silicon compounds; waveguide lasers; Si3N4; distributed Bragg grating; frequency control; laser wavelength control; metallic nano lasers; semiconductor cores; waveguide width modulation; Bragg gratings; Distributed feedback devices; Frequency control; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Resists; Semiconductor waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Winter Topicals Meeting Series (WTM), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Majorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5240-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5241-5
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2010.5421948
