DocumentCode
2473270
Title
Improvement of threshold and mode selectivity of a microdisk laser by engineering its coupling to an external passive cavity
Author
Mandorlo, Fabien ; Rojo-Romeo, Pedro ; Letartre, Xavier ; Fedeli, Jean-Marc ; Viktorovitch, Pierre
Author_Institution
Lyon Inst. of Nanotechnol. (INL), Univ. of Lyon, Ecully, France
fYear
2009
fDate
9-11 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
205
Lastpage
207
Abstract
An optimization of coupling conditions between microdisk based lasers and waveguides is presented using an analytical model. Adding an external passive cavity can increase mode selectivity and get a single, unidirectional and tunable output waveguide.
Keywords
Q-factor; integrated optics; laser modes; microdisc lasers; optical couplers; optical resonators; optical tuning; optical waveguides; optimisation; semiconductor lasers; circular resonator; coupling optimization; external passive cavity; microdisk based waveguides; microdisk laser; mode selectivity; quality factors; threshold selectivity; tunable output waveguide; unidirectional output waveguide; Biomembranes; High speed optical techniques; III-V semiconductor materials; Laser modes; Optical coupling; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Q factor; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Group IV Photonics, 2009. GFP '09. 6th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
ISSN
1949-2081
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4402-1
Electronic_ISBN
1949-2081
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GROUP4.2009.5338392
Filename
5338392
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