Mode competitions and dynamical frequency pulling in Mie nanolasers: 3D ab-initio Maxwell-Bloch computations

A. Fratalocchi; C. Conti; G. Ruocco

doi:10.1364/OE.16.008342

Mode competitions and dynamical frequency pulling in Mie nanolasers: 3D ab-initio Maxwell-Bloch computations

A. Fratalocchi^*, C. Conti, G. Ruocco

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Abstract

We investigate the process of light matter interaction in a spherical Mie nanolaser. We derive a rigorous theory based on a three dimensional vector set of Maxwell-Bloch equations and solve the resulting equations through a parallel Finite-Difference Time-Domain Maxwell-Bloch (FDTD-MB) code. Our results predicts a rich physical scenario, ranging from nontrivial vectorial energy matter interplay in the pre-lasing regime to mode competitions and dynamical frequency pulling phenomena. Application of these effects could favor the realization of largely-tunable, nonlinearly controlled nanolaser devices.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	8342-8349
Number of pages	8
Journal	OPTICS EXPRESS
Volume	16
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.008342
State	Published - Jun 9 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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