Title :
Opto-mechanically tunable polymeric microlasers
Author :
Flatae, Assegid ; Burresi, Matteo ; Hao Zeng ; Nocentini, Sara ; Wiegele, Sarah ; Wiersma, Diederik ; Kalt, Heinz
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
Opto-mechanically controlled liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE) integrated tunable polymeric microgoblet lasers are fabricated on a silicon chip. Symmetrical deformation of uniaxially aligned LCE microcylinders enables expansion of the microgoblet resonators for tuning the lasing modes.
Keywords :
deformation; elastomers; elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser tuning; liquid crystal polymers; liquid lasers; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical fabrication; optical polymers; silicon; Si; lasing mode tuning; microgoblet resonators; optomechanically controlled liquid crystalline elastomer integrated tunable polymeric microgoblet lasers; optomechanically tunable polymeric microlasers; silicon chip; symmetrical deformation; uniaxially aligned LCE microcylinders; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical resonators; Polymers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
