Ultrasmall Microfabricated Laser Cavities
Abstract
Established cavity designs for commercial semiconductor lasers are mostly based on Fabry-Perot etalons for edge or surface emission. Similar to the trend of miniaturization of integrated electronics, there is a quest to shrink the size of semiconductor lasers, in order to pack more devices on less material and in the hope of modifying the laser efficiency with control over spontaneous emission in tiny cavities. In this program, we have used microdisk, vertical-cavity and photonic crystal cavities to confine light into smaller and smaller volumes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 23, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA605154
Entities
People
- Axel Scherer
- Eli Yablonovitch
- Oskar Painter
Organizations
- California Institute of Technology