Optically triggered Q-switched photonic crystal laser

被引：44

作者：

Maune, B ^{[1
]}

Witzens, J

Jones, TB

Kolodrubetz, M

Atwater, H

Scherer, A

Hagen, R

Qiu, YM

机构：

[1] CALTECH, Dept Elect Engn & Appl Phys, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA

[2] Bayer AG, Cent Res Phys Dept, D-51368 Leverkusen, Germany

[3] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, In Situ Technol & Expt Syst Sect, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

来源：

OPTICS EXPRESS | 2005年 / 13卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1364/OPEX.13.004699

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

An optically triggered liquid crystal infiltrated Q-switched photonic crystal laser is demonstrated. A photonic crystal laser cavity was designed and fabricated to support two orthogonally polarized high-Q cavity modes after liquid crystal infiltration. By controlling the liquid crystal orientation via a layer of photoaddressable polymer and a writing laser, the photonic crystal lasing mode can be reversibly switched between the two modes which also switches the laser's emission polarization and wavelength. The creation of the Q-switched laser demonstrates the benefits of customizing photonic crystal cavities to maximally synergize with an infiltrated material and illustrates the potential of integrating semiconductor nanophotonics with optical materials. (C) 2005 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：4699 / 4707

页数：9

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