• DocumentCode
    3005918
  • Title

    Experimental Observation of Band-Edge Lasing in Broad Planar 2D Photonic Crystal Waveguides

  • Author

    Cambournac, C. ; Khayam, O. ; Ayre, M. ; Martinelli, Luigi ; Benisty, Hadas

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Paris-Sud, Palaiseau
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report preliminary experiments on in-plane lasing in large-area planar 2D photonic crystal waveguides used as open resonators. Lasing is attributed to an unexpected feedback mechanism originating from Littrow diffraction at the photonic crystal walls.
  • Keywords
    light diffraction; optical resonators; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; Littrow diffraction; band-edge lasing; broad planar 2D photonic crystal waveguides; in-plane lasing; open resonators; photonic crystal walls; unexpected feedback mechanism; Mirrors; Optical feedback; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Planar waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452651
  • Filename
    4452651
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3005918