Bandpass resonant filters in photonic-crystal waveguides

A precise and effective technique for the design of bandpass resonant filters realized in a one-missing-row photonic-crystal waveguide by inserting proper defects along the waveguide is proposed. The main characteristics of photonic-crystal-based resonant filters are discussed and an application as channel-dropping filter is presented.     

Three-dimensional superprism effect in photonic-crystal slabs

This paper presents a numerical study of the superprism effect in photonic-crystal (PC) slabs. A fully vectorial three-dimensional time-domain code allows to simulate, with virtually no approximations, the role of the sample finiteness in the dispersive response of the frequency-banded structure. Out-of-plane coupling and transmission of the device are investigated.     

光子晶体光纤的色散特性

本文用有效折射率模型 ,分析了光子晶体光纤的色散特性 ,定量给出了光子晶体光纤双折射特性与光纤参数之间的关系 ,指出了光子晶体光纤具有多个零色散波长 ,对相关现象作出了合理的解释。     

Beam quality of photonic-crystal fibers

In this paper, we investigate the beam quality of photonic-crystal fibers (PCFs) with one, three, and seven missing airholes. The beam quality factor M/sup 2/ of a PCF is generally larger than unity, even if it is single mode. The results are especially important for the design and measurements of single-mode PCF lasers. A comparison between an M/sup 2/ measurement of the laser beam and the reported numbers can establish whether a PCF laser is operating as single mode or is contaminated by higher order modes.     

Band-edge line-up in GaAs/GaAsN/InGaAs heterostructures

Triple GaAs/GaAsN/InGaAs heterostructures were grown by MBE on GaAs substrates, and their optical properties were studied. The band-edge line-up in GaAs/GaAsN and InGaAs/GaAsN heterostructures was analyzed by correlating the experimental photoluminescence spectra with the known parameters of the band diagram in (In,Ga)As compounds. It is shown that a GaAs/GaAsN heterojunction is type I, while an In_xGa_1?x As/GaAsN heterojunction can be type I or type II, depending on the In content x.     

Far-infrared lasing in ruby

The feasibility of submillimeter wavelength (870 GHz) lasing in Al2O3is discussed. The proposed scheme is based on the pumping of the2bar{A}level of ruby via a ruby laser operating on its R2line. Lasing is expected on the2bar{A} rightarrow bar{E}transition of the split²Elevel.     

Confinement losses and optimization in rectangular-lattice photonic-crystal fibers

Confinement losses in highly birefringent rectangular-lattice photonic-crystal fibers (RLPCFs) are investigated by the multipole method. The losses are strongly polarization dependent, which is due to the anisotropic properties of the cladding. The feature is applied to construct a new kind of single-polarization single-mode photonic-crystal fibers (PCFs), which is based on large differential loss between the two polarizations of the fundamental mode. Furthermore, it is found that the birefringence of RLPCFs is determined mainly by the air holes near the defect core. Consequently, a sandwiching (between triangular structures) rectangular configuration that has the property of reducing leakage loss while simultaneously retaining the birefringence of RLPCF is proposed.     

Design of photonic-crystal and wire waveguide interface

The coupling of light between wire-dielectric and photonic-crystal waveguides, characterized by a triangular lattice of air holes, is investigated through a finite-element time domain (FE-TD) approach, in order to optimize the transmission spectrum. The displacement of the inner-hole rows of the photonic-crystal waveguide, on both sides of the interface, has been shown to considerably improve the coupling, resulting in transmission values higher than 90% and 95% over bandwidths of hundreds of nanometers around 1550 nm. The new design approach is successfully proposed for input and output waveguides with width equal to /spl radic/3/spl Lambda/, as well as for larger widths, like 2/spl radic/3/spl Lambda/ and 3/spl radic/3/spl Lambda/, with /spl Lambda/ being the period of the photonic crystal.     

Ultralow-threshold-current lasing in inversion channel lasers

A new regime of semiconductor laser operation was observed in quantum-well inversion channels of double heterostructure optoelectronic switches. The quantum-well active region operated with substantial excess negative charge imbalance due to the proximity of a high-density depleted donor charge sheet. Threshold current densities as low as 15 A/cm² in as-cleaved 400-μm-long devices were measured, and unusual high-frequency operation under low power operation was observed. These qualities may be of great significance for optical interconnections and optoelectronic integrated circuits     

Random lasing in vertical ZnO nanorods

Random lasing with coherent feedback is detected in the array of vertical ZnO nanorods synthesized on a Si(100) substrate. Under high-intensity optical pumping at the wavelength of 337.1 nm at room temperature, several narrow laser peaks with the width of 0.1 nm are observed in the wavelength region around 392 nm. The laser radiation is emitted in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the nanorods. Study of the behavior of the laser spectrum with the excited area shows good agreement of the data with the theory of random lasers. The mechanism of laser emission is related to the formation of closed paths of light due to multiple coherent scattering at the vertically oriented ZnO nanorods.     

Low-threshold lasing in novel microdisk geometries

We have fabricated arrays of semiconductor microdisks with diameters from 3.5-9 /spl mu/m using wet chemical etching in combination with epitaxial lift-off and metallic bonding techniques. The microdisks are supported on glass for higher optical confinement and to allow novel annular geometries. The optically pumped microdisks have high-Q (>2000) modes, low-pump thresholds (<20 /spl mu/W) and multimode lasing at liquid nitrogen temperatures. Successive modes are excited by temperature tuning the bandgap.     

双模光子晶体光纤的模间干涉效应

本文用有效折射率模型,分析了双模光子晶体光纤的模间干涉特性,理论结果与实验测量符合得相当好,并且预言了模间于涉精细结构的存在,对相关的高精度测量具有重要的应用价值。     

The lasing mechanism in fast-wave devices

This brief shows that ac space-charge effects lead to beam instabilities and to a lasing mechanism taking place in fast-wave devices.     

Design optimization for high-brightness surface-emitting photonic-crystal distributed-feedback lasers

A new time-domain Fourier-Galerkin (TDFG) theory is developed to simulate the near-field, far-field and spectral characteristics of surface-emitting photonic-crystal distributed-feedback (SE PCDFB) lasers. It is found that a properly-designed two-dimensional hexagonal or square-lattice grating should efficiently couple the output into a single SE mode that retains coherence for aperture diameters of up to /spl ap/1 mm. We identify lattice structures and precise conditions under which all components of the transverse electric or transverse magnetic polarized optical fields constructively interfere to produce a single-lobed, near-diffraction-limited circular output beam. The TDFG simulations predict that quantum efficiencies as high as 30% (60% if reflectors are built into the waveguide structure) should be attainable. A surprising conclusion is that diffractive coupling into the surface-emitting direction must be relatively weak, in order to assure selection of the desired symmetric in-phase mode. Furthermore, gain media with a moderate linewidth enhancement factor should produce the best SE PCDFB performance, whereas edge emitters nearly always benefit from a very small value.     

Multipump flattened-gain Raman amplifiers based on photonic-crystal fibers

Raman amplifiers based on photonic crystal fibers, whose cross section can be designed to enhance the nonlinear properties, have been investigated in this work. The use of multiple pumps is studied in order to flatten the amplifier gain spectrum, by varying their number, power, and wavelength, yielding a flatness as low as 0.5 dB in the wavelength range between 1540 and 1572 nm.     

InGaAs submonolayer quantum-dot photonic-crystal LEDs for fiber-optic communications

An InGaAs submonolayer (SML) quantum-dot photonic-crystal light-emitting diode (QD PhC-LED) with for fiber-optic applications is reported. The active region of the device contains three InGaAs SML QD layers. Each of the InGaAs SML QD layers is formed by alternate depositions of InAs (<1 ML) and GaAs. A maximum CW output power of 0.34 mW at 20 mA has been obtained in the 980 nm range.     

管状激光介质的热透镜效应

从理论上详细分析了管状激光介质的热透镜效应,提出了“热感应光线轴”的观点,推导出确定管状激光介质光学性质的折射率分布、二维光线矩阵和热透镜焦距。     

3-D photonic-crystal heterostructures: fabrication and in-line resonator

A heterostructured photonic-crystal functional chip consisting of a resonator and waveguides is fabricated by a simple "autocloning" process. First, we prepare a substrate with different corrugation patterns by electron beam lithography and dry etching, and Ta/sub 2/O/sub 5/-SiO/sub 2/ multilayers are successively formed upon the substrate. An in-line resonator is fabricated and characterized by fiber-in-fiber-out measurement, and a resonance peak with Q=270 is demonstrated. The future outlook for the technology is also discussed.     

Monolithically integrated two-dimensional arrays of surface-emitting photonic-crystal terahertz lasers

We demonstrate two-dimensional arrays of surface-emitting THz frequency photonic-crystal quantum cascade lasers covering a broad spectral range. The arrays are made of 16 unit elements, each of them spectrally single mode and featuring a narrow divergence emission pattern. The array emission frequencies cover a range of ≈0.2 THz around an emission frequency of ≈2.75 THz. Large size and small size devices have been developed. The former devices operate up to a maximum temperature of ≈90K with 2 to 3 mW output power in continuous wave regime.     

Soliton dynamics in photonic-crystal fibers for coherent Raman microspectroscopy and microscopy

We describe various generation schemes that employ soliton dynamics in photonic-crystal fibers to generate a red-shifted femtosecond pulse with high efficiency. We then detail how to use this pulse along with the initial femtosecond laser pulse for coherent Raman experiments. We describe various measurement schemes that, though utilizing this pair of femtosecond pulses, mimick the preferred measurement scheme for coherent Raman microspectroscopy where one pulse is transform-limited and of picosecond duration; or for coherent Raman microscopy where both pulses are transform-limited and of picosecond duration. We finally discuss how to increase pulse energy and give some perspective on the realization of a coherent Raman endoscope based on soliton dynamics.