Title :
Photonic-crystal ring-cavity lasers emitting a beam with needle-like focus characteristics
Author :
Kitamura, Kyoko ; Nishimoto, Masaya ; Sakai, Kyosuke ; Noda, Susumu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Sci. & Eng., Kyoto Univ., Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
Photonic-crystal ring-cavity lasers generating a beam with needle-like focus characteristics are developed. These are important for high-tolerance, super-resolution applications in a variety of compact optical systems.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical focusing; photonic crystals; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; compact optical systems; high-tolerance super-resolution applications; needle-like focus characteristics; photonic-crystal ring-cavity lasers; Laser beams; Laser theory; Lattices; Lenses; Photonic crystals; Photonics; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
