Title :
Decimated cavity photonic crystal membrane lasers
Author :
Long, Christopher M. ; Giannopolous, Antonios V. ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We report photonic crystal membrane nanolasers which employ a decimated photonic crystal cavity. Optically pumped lasing is achieved in decimated linear and star cavities showing that nonperiodic yet symmetric lattice structures provide sufficient optical confinement.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; nanophotonics; optical lattices; optical materials; optical pumping; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; cavity photonic crystal; nanolaser; optical confinement; optically pumping; semiconductor membrane laser; symmetric lattice structure; Biomembranes; Laser modes; Lattices; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Photonic crystals; Pump lasers; Q factor; Resonance; Thermal conductivity;
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
