Title :
Ultralow threshold microgear lasers and their fusion with quasiperiodic photonic crystals
Author :
Nozaki, K. ; Nakagawa, A. ; San, D. ; Baba, T.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a GaInAsP microgear laser with the lowest record threshold of 11μW. We also propose the fusion of a microgear and a quasiperiodic photonic crystal for high Q and smaller mode volume.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; arsenic compounds; gallium compounds; gears; indium compounds; micro-optics; optical fabrication; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; 11 muW; GaInAsP; Q factor; microgear fusion; mode volume; quasiperiodic photonic crystals; ultralow threshold microgear lasers; Finite difference methods; Gears; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Resonance; Time domain analysis; Wet etching; Whispering gallery modes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274630
