Title :
Super-broadly wavelength-tunable semiconductor nanowire lasers on a single substrate
Author :
Pan, A.L. ; Zhou, W.C. ; Leong, E.S.P. ; Liu, R.B. ; Chin, Alan C H ; Zou, B.S. ; Ning, C.Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate lasing from semiconductor nanowires with wavelength continuously tunable from 500 to 700 nm on single substrate. This widest ever tuning range of any semiconductor lasers is achieved through spatial composition-grading of alloy semiconductors.
Keywords :
nanowires; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor quantum wires; alloy semiconductors; single substrate; spatial composition-grading; super-broadly wavelength-tunable semiconductor nanowire lasers; wavelength 500 nm to 700 nm; Chemical lasers; Laser tuning; Nanobioscience; Optoelectronic devices; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor materials; Spectroscopy; Substrates; Tunable circuits and devices; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers; (160.4236) Nanomaterials; (160.6000) Semiconductor materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
