• DocumentCode
    3629238
  • Title

    Directional bi-stability in micro-ring and micro-disk lasers

  • Author

    Gabor Mezosi;Sandor Furst;Michael Strain; Zhuoran Wang; Siyuan Yu;Marc Sorel

  • Author_Institution
    University of Glasgow Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Rankine Building, Oakfield Avenue, G12 8LT, United Kingdom
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    71
  • Lastpage
    72
  • Abstract
    We fabricated micro-sized semiconductor ring and disk lasers. Devices operate continuous wave down to a radius of 7 μm, with robust directional switching exhibited to a radius of 30 μm. Additionally, polarisation rotation is reported.
  • Keywords
    "Ring lasers","Optical waveguides","Etching","Optical scattering","Laser modes","Optical switches","Semiconductor lasers"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
  • ISSN
    0899-9406
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1782-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1947-6981
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636014
  • Filename
    4636014