Surface-emitting photonic crystal terahertz semiconductor lasers

Author

Chassagneux, Y. ; Colombelli, R. ; Maineult, W. ; Barbieri, S. ; Beere, H. ; Ritchie, D. ; Khanna, S.P. ; Davies, A.G. ; Linfield, E.

Author_Institution

IEF, Univ. Paris Sud, Orsay, France

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

We demonstrate single-mode, surface-emitting terahertz lasers at lambdaap110 mum employing photonic-crystal resonators. The devices employ metal-metal waveguides, and the photonic-crystal lattice is implemented by the sole patterning of the top metal contact, without deep-etching the semiconductor in the photonic crystal holes. The device emission wavelength correctly tunes with the photonic crystal characteristics. In addition, we elucidate the crucial role played by the boundary conditions of the photonic-crystal resonator.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; submillimetre wave lasers; surface emitting lasers; waveguide lasers; device emission wavelength tuning; metal-metal waveguides; photonic crystal holes; photonic-crystal lattice; photonic-crystal resonator boundary conditions; single-mode photonic crystal laser characteristics; sole patterning; surface-emitting terahertz semiconductor laser; top metal contact; wavelength 110 mum; Boundary conditions; Laser tuning; Lattices; Masers; Photonic crystals; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5224457