Title :
Gain competition and mode shifts in ZnO nanorod lasers
Author :
Fallert, Johannes ; Dietz, Roman ; Stelzl, Felix ; Zhou, Huijuan ; Klingshirn, Claus ; Kalt, Heinz ; Reiser, Anton ; Thonke, Klaus ; Sauer, Rolf
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Angewandte Phys., Univ. Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe
Abstract :
We study the lasing of individual ZnO nanorod resonators. We focus on the dynamics of the laser modes in terms of gain competition and shifts. Furthermore the influence of temperature on lasing thresholds is discussed.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; nanostructured materials; optical materials; semiconductor lasers; stimulated emission; thermo-optical effects; zinc compounds; ZnO; gain competition; laser mode dynamics; laser mode shifts; lasing thresholds; nanorod resonators; stimulated emission; temperature influence; zinc oxide nanorod lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical microscopy; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Scanning electron microscopy; Stimulated emission; Temperature; Zinc oxide; 140.3580; 160.4236; 300.6360; 300.6500;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
