Title :
Directional bi-stability in micro-ring and micro-disk lasers
Author :
Gabor Mezosi;Sandor Furst;Michael Strain; Zhuoran Wang; Siyuan Yu;Marc Sorel
Author_Institution :
University of Glasgow Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Rankine Building, Oakfield Avenue, G12 8LT, United Kingdom
Abstract :
We fabricated micro-sized semiconductor ring and disk lasers. Devices operate continuous wave down to a radius of 7 μm, with robust directional switching exhibited to a radius of 30 μm. Additionally, polarisation rotation is reported.
Keywords :
"Ring lasers","Optical waveguides","Etching","Optical scattering","Laser modes","Optical switches","Semiconductor lasers"
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1782-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1947-6981
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636014
