Title :
Lasing and mode switching in circular Bragg nanoresonators
Author :
Scheuer, Jacob ; Green, William M.J. ; DeRose, G. ; Yariv, Amnon
Author_Institution :
Center for the Phys. of Inf., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate low-threshold lasing at telecommunications wavelengths from high quality circular semiconductor nanoresonators employing radial Bragg reflector single-mode emission and mode switching are observed at room temperature under optical pumping.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; nanotechnology; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; 293 to 298 K; circular Bragg nanoresonator; circular semiconductor nanoresonator; low-threshold lasing; mode switching; optical pumping; radial Bragg reflector; room temperature; single-mode emission; telecommunications wavelength; Biomembranes; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic reflection; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical reflection; Optical resonators; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548670
