Quantum cascade surface-emitting photonic crystal laser

被引:254
作者
Colombelli, R
Srinivasan, K
Troccoli, M
Painter, O
Gmachl, CF
Tennant, DM
Sergent, AM
Sivco, DL
Cho, AY
Capasso, F
机构
[1] Bell Labs, Lucent Technol, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
[2] CALTECH, Dept Appl Phys, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Div Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[4] New Jersey Nanotechnol Consortium, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
[5] Univ Paris 11, Inst Elect Fondamentale, F-91405 Orsay, France
[6] Princeton Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
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10.1126/science.1090561
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We combine photonic and electronic band structure engineering to create a surface-emitting quantum cascade microcavity laser. A high-index contrast two-dimensional photonic crystal is used to form a micro-resonator that simultaneously provides feedback for laser action and diffracts light vertically from the surface of the semiconductor surface. A top metallic contact allows electrical current injection and provides vertical optical confinement through a bound surface plasmon wave. The miniaturization and tailorable emission properties of this design are potentially important for sensing applications, while electrical pumping can allow new studies of photonic crystal and surface plasmon structures in nonlinear and near-field optics.
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页码:1374 / 1377
页数:4
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