• DocumentCode
    2355935
  • Title

    Bistable lasing in twin microdisk photonic molecules

  • Author

    Ishii, S. ; Nakagawa, A. ; Baba, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Japan
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    25-25 Sept. 2004
  • Firstpage
    135
  • Lastpage
    136
  • Abstract
    We experimentally and theoretically demonstrate bistable lasing in a photonic molecule composed of twin microdisks. The photopump threshold was as low as 165 μW at room temperature, which is promising for functional photonic circuits.
  • Keywords
    laser stability; microdisc lasers; optical bistability; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; 165 muW; 20 degC; bistable lasing; photopump threshold; twin microdisk photonic molecules; Absorption; Bonding; Circuits; Electrons; Integrated optics; Laser modes; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2004. Conference Digest. 2004 IEEE 19th International
  • Conference_Location
    Matsue-shi
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8627-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISLC.2004.1382793
  • Filename
    1382793