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Sub-microWatt threshold nanoisland lasers.

ABSTRACT: Ultralow threshold nanolasers have been sought after as power efficient light sources in photonic integrated circuits. Here a single-cell nanobeam laser with a nanoisland quantum well is proposed and demonstrated. Continuous operation at 1.5??m is achieved at room temperature with an ultralow lasing threshold of 210?nW in absorbed power. The size of the active medium is reduced to 0.7 × 0.25 × 0.02??m(3) by removing the absorptive quantum well region surrounding the central cavity. Relatively thick (420?nm) InP slabs are employed to improve the thermal and mechanical characteristics. The nanoisland-based structures will provide a new platform to engineer fundamental light-matter interactions by controlling the size and the location of the nanoemitters, allowing the realization of highly efficient nanophotonic devices.

SUBMITTER: Jang H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4595645 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sub-microWatt threshold nanoisland lasers.

Jang Hoon H Karnadi Indra I Pramudita Putu P Song Jung-Hwan JH Kim Ki Soo KS Lee Yong-Hee YH

Nature communications 20150922

Ultralow threshold nanolasers have been sought after as power efficient light sources in photonic integrated circuits. Here a single-cell nanobeam laser with a nanoisland quantum well is proposed and demonstrated. Continuous operation at 1.5 μm is achieved at room temperature with an ultralow lasing threshold of 210 nW in absorbed power. The size of the active medium is reduced to 0.7 × 0.25 × 0.02 μm(3) by removing the absorptive quantum well region surrounding the central cavity. Relatively th ...[more]

PMID: 26391800

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