Title :
Subwavelength semiconductor nanocavity laser
Author :
Lakhani, Amit M. ; Yu, Kyoungsik ; Wu, Ming C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report the smallest metallo-dielectric cavity semiconductor laser to our knowledge operating at near-infrared frequencies. The laser consists of an InGaAsP patch sandwiched by gold. We observe lasing in electric and magnetic dipole modes.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; gold; indium compounds; nanophotonics; semiconductor lasers; Au-InGaAsP; electric dipole mode; magnetic dipole mode; metallo-dielectric cavity semiconductor laser; near-infrared frequencies; subwavelength semiconductor nanocavity laser; Dielectrics; Finite difference methods; Gold; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical interconnections; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
