Title :
Observation of stimulated emission and lasing in quantum-wire photonic-crystal nanocavities
Author :
Atlasov, Kirill A. ; Karlsson, Karl Fredrik ; Gallo, Pascal ; Rudra, Alok ; Dwir, Benjamin ; Kapon, Eli
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Phys. of Nanostruct., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne
Abstract :
Low-threshold lasing is experimentally achieved for the first time in semiconductor photonic-crystal nanocavities embedding site-controlled quantum wires. The effect is established via direct observation of the stimulated emission in the time domain.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; nanophotonics; photonic crystals; quantum well lasers; semiconductor quantum wires; stimulated emission; GaAs-InGaAs; low-threshold lasing; semiconductor photonic-crystal nanocavities; site-controlled quantum wires; stimulated emission; Laser modes; Light emitting diodes; Microcavities; Nanostructures; Optical control; Power lasers; Quantum dots; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771627
