Title :
Design and fabrication of a micro-cavity laser with transparent micro loop mirror
Author :
Huang, Yi-Pai ; Xiao, Yue ; Xu, Guoqing ; Ho, S.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We describe a linear laser with micro loops as end mirrors. FDTD simulation is used to design the mirror and laser cavity. The initial fabrication results with a lasing threshold of ∼0.4 mA is presented.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; laser mirrors; microcavity lasers; micromirrors; 0.4 mA; FDTD; adjustable reflectivity; high reflectivity micro loop mirror; lasing threshold; linear laser; microcavity laser; single directional output; transparent micro loop end mirror; Finite difference methods; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192828
