Title :
Single mode photonic crystal heterostructure cavity lasers
Author :
Giannopoulos, A.V. ; Li, Y.J. ; Long, C. ; Jin, J.M. ; Choquette, K.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Abstract :
We demonstrate the single mode lasing characteristics of a photonic crystal heterostructure cavity formed from an inner kagome lattice surrounded by a hexagonal lattice. Finite element domain decomposition analysis is used to justify the observed modal selectivity.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical lattices; optical materials; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; Finite element domain decomposition analysis; hexagonal lattice; kagome lattice; photonic crystal heterostructure cavity laser; single mode laser; Biomembranes; Diode lasers; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Laser modes; Lattices; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Resonance; Semiconductor materials;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1782-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1783-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636074
