Title :
Efficient incoherent pumping for high-Q micro-lasers
Author :
Reusswig, P. ; Nechayev, S. ; Tomes, M. ; Carmon, T. ; Baldo, M. ; Rotschild, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate efficient incoherent pumping for high-Q micro-laser. We implement this concept in organic and Nd:YAG micro-lasers to deliver fully integrated on-chip coherent light source and solar-powered laser that doesn´t require tracking the sun.
Keywords :
Q-factor; integrated optoelectronics; light coherence; microchip lasers; neodymium; optical pumping; organic compounds; yttrium compounds; Nd:YAG microlasers; YAG:Nd; fully integrated on-chip coherent light source; high-Q microlasers; incoherent pumping; organic microlasers; solar-powered laser; Absorption; Cavity resonators; Energy exchange; Laser excitation; Pump lasers; Q factor; System-on-a-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
