Title :
Towards on-chip tunable nanolasers based on optomechanical zipper cavities
Author :
Perahia, Raviv ; Alegre, Thiago P Mayer ; Cohen, Justin D. ; Painter, Oskar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Work towards semiconductor nanolasers at λ = 1.3 µm in optomechanically coupled one dimensional photonic-crystal cavities is presented. Optical mode spectroscopy and on-chip tuning capability based on capacitive actuation is developed. Experimental and theoretical results are presented.
Keywords :
Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical pulses; Optical tuning; Physics; Q factor; Quantum dot lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
