Nanobeam Photonic Crystal Cavity Light-Emitting Diodes
Optics
2015-05-28 v1
Abstract
We present results on electrically driven nanobeam photonic crystal cavities formed out of a lateral p-i-n junction in gallium arsenide. Despite their small conducting dimensions, nanobeams have robust electrical properties with high current densities possible at low drive powers. Much like their two-dimensional counterparts, the nanobeam cavities exhibit bright electroluminescence at room temperature from embedded 1,250 nm InAs quantum dots. A small room temperature differential gain is observed in the cavities with minor beam self-heating suggesting that lasing is possible. These results open the door for efficient electrical control of active nanobeam cavities for diverse nanophotonic applications.
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@article{arxiv.1106.5803,
title = {Nanobeam Photonic Crystal Cavity Light-Emitting Diodes},
author = {Gary Shambat and Bryan Ellis and Jan Petykiewicz and Marie A. Mayer and Tomas Sarmiento and James Harris and Eugene E. Haller and Jelena Vuckovic},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.5803},
year = {2015}
}