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Higher-order defect mode laser in an optically thick photonic crystal slab

Optics 2015-06-12 v1

Abstract

The use of an optically thick slab may provide versatile solutions for the realization of a current injection type laser using photonic crystals. Here, we show that a transversely higher-order defect mode can be designed to be confined by a photonic band gap in such a thick slab. Using simulations, we show that a high-Q of 10^5 is possible from a finely tuned second-order hexapole mode. Experimentally, we achieve optically pumped pulsed lasing at 1347 nm from the second-order hexapole mode with a peak threshold pump power of 88 uW.

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@article{arxiv.1211.3221,
  title  = {Higher-order defect mode laser in an optically thick photonic crystal slab},
  author = {Se-Heon Kim and Jingqing Huang and Axel Scherer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.3221},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures