A single-directional microcavity laser with microloop mirrors and widened medium realized with quantum-well intermixing

Y. Huang; Y. Xiao; G. Xu; S. Chang; Y. G. Zhao; R. Wang; B. S. Ooi; S. T. Ho

doi:10.1109/LPT.2005.860066

A single-directional microcavity laser with microloop mirrors and widened medium realized with quantum-well intermixing

Y. Huang^*, Y. Xiao, G. Xu, S. Chang, Y. G. Zhao, R. Wang, B. S. Ooi, S. T. Ho

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Abstract

We describe a linear-geometry microcavity laser with microloops as end reflectors to achieve single-directional output. Finite-difference time-domain simulation is used to optimize the microloop mirror (MLM) performance and simulate the laser operation. We show that a single-directional microlaser with cavity length as small as 25 μm can be realized. A method to obtain higher output power from the microlaser with widened gain medium (WGM) is discussed. An initial fabrication of the MLM-WGM laser with transparent MLM formed by quantum-well intermixing is presented. A low-lasing threshold of ∼0.4 mA is achieved.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	130-132
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2005.860066
State	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) methods
Laser resonators

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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