• DocumentCode
    732881
  • Title

    Topological defect lasers

  • Author

    Knitter, Sebastian ; Liew, Seng Fatt ; Wen Xiong ; Guy, Mikhael I. ; Solomon, Glenn S. ; Hui Cao

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate topological defect lasers in a GaAs membrane with embedded InAs quantum dots. By introducing a disclination to a square-lattice of elliptical air holes, we obtain spatially confined lasing modes that support powerflow vortices.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; disclinations; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser beam effects; laser modes; optical vortices; photonic crystals; semiconductor quantum dots; GaAs; GaAs membrane; InAs; disclination; elliptical air holes; embedded InAs quantum dots; powerflow vortices; spatially confined lasing modes; topological defect lasers; Gallium arsenide; Lattices; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical pumping; Optical vortices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183318