Title :
Coupled photonic crystal microcavity array laser
Author :
Altug, Hatice ; Vuckovic, Jelena
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford Univ., CA
Abstract :
We designed a new laser composed of two-dimensional coupled photonic crystal microcavity arrays. In these structures we have observed single mode lasing with power conversion efficiency 10 times better than a single microcavity laser
Keywords :
laser arrays; laser modes; laser stability; microcavity lasers; optical design techniques; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; conversion efficiency; coupled photonic crystal; microcavity array laser; single mode lasing; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Microcavities; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Photonic crystals; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Slabs; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548111
