Title :
Electrically pumped subwavelength metallo-dielectric laser with low threshold gain
Author :
Lee, Jin-Hyoung ; Simic, Aleksandar ; Khajavikhan, Mercedeh ; Bondarenko, Olesya ; Gu, Qing ; Slutsky, Boris ; Nezhad, Maziar P. ; Fainman, Yeshaiahu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
An electrically pumped subwavelength metallo-dielectric laser with a low threshold gain is demonstrated. To achieve low threshold gain, we selectively etch InP electrical channel diameter. Lasing operation is observed for temperatures up to 180 K.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; etching; indium compounds; laser cavity resonators; optical fabrication; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; InP; electrical channel diameter; electrically pumped subwavelength metallo-dielectric laser; low threshold gain; metallic cavity laser; selective etching; Cavity resonators; Indium phosphide; Metals; Optical pumping; Optical reflection; Plugs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
