• DocumentCode
    689572
  • Title

    Self-induced spin polarization in active photonic devices without extrinsic magnetism

  • Author

    Shu-Wei Chang ; Yuqian Ye

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Center for Appl. Sci., Taipei, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We theoretically incorporate chirality into laser cavities and utilize it to demonstrate circularly-polarized resonant modes. In absence of extrinsic magnetism, these modes may induce a net spin polarization via selection rules when lasing.
  • Keywords
    chirality; laser cavity resonators; spin polarised transport; active photonic devices; chirality; circularly-polarized resonant modes; laser cavities; selection rules; self-induced spin polarization; Cavity resonators; Laser modes; Magnetic resonance; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Photonics; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833959