Title :
Advances in colloidal quantum dot distributed feedback lasers hybridized on glass membranes
Author :
Guilhabert, B. ; Foucher, C. ; McLellan, L. ; Haughey, A.-M. ; Gao, Y. ; Herrnsdorf, J. ; Mutlugun, E. ; Demir, H.V. ; Laurand, N. ; Dawson, M.D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics, Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Mechanically-flexible lasers made of thin-films of colloidal quantum dots on glass membranes are reported. These ns-pulsed lasers have 0.5mJ/cm2 (100 kW/cm2) thresholds and are wavelength-tunable across 18 nm. Improvements of CQD-laser materials are also studied.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; optical films; optical glass; quantum dot lasers; CQD-laser materials; colloidal quantum dot distributed feedback lasers; glass membranes; mechanically-flexible lasers; ns-pulsed lasers; wavelength 18 nm; wavelength-tunable lasers; Biomembranes; Glass; Laser tuning; Photonics; Quantum dot lasers; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995296