AlGaInAs/InP coupled-circular microlasers

AlGaInAs/InP coupled-circular microlasers with radius of 10- and 2-μm width middle bus waveguide are fabricated by photolithography and inductively coupled plasma etching techniques. Room-temperature continuous-wave single-mode operation is realized with an output power of 0.17 mW and a side-mode suppression ratio of 23 dB at 45 mA. A longitudinal mode interval of 11 nm is obtained from the lasing spectra, and mode Q factor of 6.2×10 3 is estimated from 3-dB width of a minor peak near the threshold current. The mode characteristics are simulated by finite-difference time-domain technique for coupled- circular resonators. The results show that, in addition to the coupled modes, high-radial-order whispering gallery modes with travelling wave behaviors can also have high Q factors in the coupled-circular resonators with a middle bus waveguide.     

Output Characteristics of an InP/InGaAsP Triangle Microcavity Laser

Mode competitions between modes with different output coupling efficiencies can result in optical bistability under certain asymmetric nonlinear gain. For a GaInAsP/InP equilateral triangle microlaser with the side length of 10μm, the drop of the output power with the increase of the injection current is observed corresponding to transverse mode transitions. Furthermore, the measured laser spectra up to 270K show that lasing modes coexist with the wavelength interval of 39nm at 240K. The emission at 5.2THz can be expected by the mode frequency beating with the 39nm interval.     

1.65 μm square-FP coupled cavity semiconductor laser for methane gas detection

We report a 1.65 μm square-Fabry–Pérot [FP) coupled cavity semiconductor laser for methane gas detection. The laser output optical power can reach 7.4 m W with the side mode suppression ratio about 40 d B. The wavelength tuning range is 2 nm by adjusting the FP cavity injection current, covering the methane absorption line at 1653.72 nm. The lasing wavelength can also be tuned by adjusting the square microcavity injection current or temperature, respectively. Methane gas detection is successfull...     

间距可调的双模正方形微腔激光器(特邀)

针对双波长激光器间距精细调谐的需求,基于正方形微腔的模场分布,设计了中心及四个角区电流注入窗口的正方形微腔激光器.利用有限元法对提出的结构进行分析,发现改变腔体折射率分布差,可以调控基横模和一阶横模的波长间距.基于半导体平面加工工艺成功制备了边长为30μm的非均匀注入正方形微腔激光器.当注入电流从42 mA增加到53 ...     

间距可调的双模正方形微腔激光器(特邀)EI北大核心CSCD

针对双波长激光器间距精细调谐的需求,基于正方形微腔的模场分布,设计了中心及四个角区电流注入窗口的正方形微腔激光器。利用有限元法对提出的结构进行分析,发现改变腔体折射率分布差,可以调控基横模和一阶横模的波长间距。基于半导体平面加工工艺成功制备了边长为30μm的非均匀注入正方形微腔激光器。当注入电流从42 mA增加到53 mA时,该激光器的波长间隔从0.18 nm减小到0.1 nm,强度比小于4 dB。除此之外,继续增加电流,由于双模间隔的进一步减小,出现了明显的单周期振荡现象。     

Single-mode lasing in a coupled twin circular-side-octagon microcavity

We demonstrate the curvature of coupled twin circular-side-octagon microcavity (TCOM) lasers as the degree of freedom to realize manipulation of mode quality ($Q$) factor and lasing characteristics. Numerical simulation results indicate that mode $Q$ factors varying from 10$^{4 }$ to 10$^{8}$, wavelength intervals of different transverse modes, and mode numbers for four-bounce modes can be manipulated for five different deformations. Global mode distributes throughout coupled microcavity with mode $Q$ factor around the order of 10$^{4 }$ or 10$^{5}$. Four-bounce modes lase with injection currents applied single microcavity. By pumping both microcavities simultaneously, single-mode lasing for global modes with side mode suppression ratios (SMSRs) of 30, 32, 32, 31, and 36 dB is achieved at the deformation of 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 with four-bounce modes suppressed, respectively. Moreover, the linewidths less than 11 MHz for the single mode are obtained with the deformation of 2. The results show that the lasing modes can be efficiently manipulated considering variable curvature for TCOM lasers, which can promote practical applications of microcavity lasers.     

回音壁微腔激光器噪声特性数值模拟研究(特邀)

通过建立包含朗之万噪声源的三模速率方程模型,模拟研究了回音壁模式微腔激光器的噪声特性和线宽特性,特别是注入电流热效应引起的跳模及其对光功率和实现窄线宽的影响.回音壁微腔激光器单模工作时,在大偏置电流下可由低频处的频率噪声得到百kHz以下的激光器线宽;在微腔双模激射状态下,由于模式竞争作用,微腔激光器的相对强度噪声和频率...     

光子晶体波导慢光特性研究

基于二维三角晶格空气孔光子晶体,通过在光子晶体单线缺陷波导两侧引入不同的耦合腔,设计了慢光特性较好的波导结构.利用平面波展开法计算波导的色散曲线,并分析慢光模式的群速度和群速度色散特性.耦合腔采用单缺陷腔时,适当调节波导宽度可以获得在零色散点群速度为0.0128c的慢光模式,对应在1.55 μm波长处的带宽为409 G...     

回音壁微腔激光器噪声特性数值模拟研究(特邀)EI北大核心CSCD

通过建立包含朗之万噪声源的三模速率方程模型,模拟研究了回音壁模式微腔激光器的噪声特性和线宽特性,特别是注入电流热效应引起的跳模及其对光功率和实现窄线宽的影响。回音壁微腔激光器单模工作时,在大偏置电流下可由低频处的频率噪声得到百kHz以下的激光器线宽;在微腔双模激射状态下,由于模式竞争作用,微腔激光器的相对强度噪声和频率噪声在低频处都有明显的升高,使得激光器的线宽展宽。此外,还采用快速傅里叶变换的方法由时域信号计算获得激光模式光谱线型,由此得到的激光模式线宽与通过频率噪声谱获得的线宽基本一致。