Toward the smallest possible photonic crystal lasers

Y. H. Lee, H. Y. Ryu, H. G. Park, S. H. Kim, M. Notomi

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Abstract

Recent progress toward wavelength-scale photonic crystal lasers is summarized To realize the ultimate laser, one needs to have a wavelength-scale photonic crystal cavity that is lossless. As a candidate for this ultimate laser, the two-dimensional unit-cell photonic crystal laser compatible with current injection is proposed. Experimental demonstration of the low-threshold two-dimensional photonic crystal lasers in the triangular lattice and the square lattice will be discussed. The very high quality factor in excess of 1,000,000 is theoretically predicted from the wavelength-scale resonator supporting the whispering-gallery-like photonic crystal mode.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5277
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
EventPhotonics: Design, Technology, and Packaging - Perth, WA, Australia
Duration: 2003 Dec 102003 Dec 12

Keywords

  • Active devices
  • Photonic badgap
  • Photonic crystal laser

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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