Title :
A 1.53 μm colloidal nanocrystal quantum dot laser
Author :
Hoogland, S. ; Sukhovatkin, V. ; Howard, I. ; Cauchi, S. ; Levina, L. ; Sargent, E.H.
Author_Institution :
Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Abstract :
We demonstrate infrared lasing operation for the first time of solution-processible colloidal nanocrystal quantum dots. The 1.53 mum emission wavelength of the whispering gallery mode laser was temperature insensitive up to 250 K.
Keywords :
colloidal crystals; laser modes; nanostructured materials; quantum dot lasers; whispering gallery modes; colloidal nanocrystal quantum dot laser; emission wavelength; infrared lasing operation; solution-processible colloidal NC quantum dots; temperature insensitivity; wavelength 1.53 mum; whispering gallery mode laser; Biomedical optical imaging; Laser modes; Nanocrystals; Optical films; Optical interconnections; Quantum dot lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Temperature; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers; (160.3380) Laser materials; (999.999) Nanocrystal quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627687
