Title :
Controlled lasing from active optomechanical resonators
Author :
Czerniuk, T. ; Bruggemann, C. ; Tepper, J. ; Brodbeck, Sebastian ; Schneider, C. ; Kamp, M. ; Hofling, S. ; Glavin, B.A. ; Yakovlev, D.R. ; Akimov, Alexey V. ; Bayer, Manfred
Author_Institution :
Exp. Phys. 2, Tech. Univ. Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
Abstract :
Microcavity lasers possess mechanical resonances due to stopbands in the Bragg reflector´s phonon dispersion. By injecting a picosecond strain pulse into the resonator we excite these modes, providing an ultrafast effective modulation of the emission.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; microcavity lasers; optical modulation; phonon dispersion relations; Bragg reflector; active optomechanical resonators; controlled lasing; mechanical resonances; microcavity lasers; phonon dispersion; picosecond strain pulse; ultrafast effective emission modulation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Phonons; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
