Title :
Novel physics in photonic crystal nanolasers : Dynamics and coherence
Author :
Lebreton, A. ; Abram, I. ; Beaudoin, G. ; Sagnes, I. ; Braive, R. ; Robert-Philip, I. ; Beveratos, A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Photonique et Nanostruct., Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
Lasers of diffraction-limited volumes involve the interaction of small numbers of particles (photons and dipoles). We demonstrate that these small populations of discrete particles induce large intensity noise in the output of the laser.
Keywords :
laser noise; light coherence; light diffraction; nanophotonics; photonic crystals; quantum dot lasers; coherence; diffraction-limited volume; discrete particle population; intensity noise; laser output; particle number; photonic crystal nanolasers; Correlation; Fluctuations; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Photonics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
