Title :
Gallium nitride nanowire distributed feedback lasers
Author :
Wright, J.B. ; Campione, Salvatore ; Sheng Liu ; Martinez, J.A. ; Huiwen Xu ; Luk, Ting S. ; Qiming Li ; Wang, George T. ; Swartzentruber, Brian S. ; Brener, Igal
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated single-mode lasing in a single gallium nitride nanowire using distributed feedback by external coupling to a dielectric grating. By adjusting the nanowire grating alignment we achieved a mode suppression ratio of 17dB.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; diffraction gratings; distributed feedback lasers; gallium compounds; laser modes; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical couplers; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor quantum wires; GaN; dielectric grating; external coupling; gallium nitride nanowire distributed feedback lasers; mode suppression ratio; single-mode lasing; Distributed feedback devices; Gallium nitride; Gratings; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical feedback; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
