Novel single-mode laser operation using 2D photonic crystal

Xin Zhao; Kevin A. Williams; Peter J. Bennett; Y. Chu; Richard V. Penty; Ian H. White; Yi-Xiong Lin; Yu-Chen Yu; Y. L. Huang; Dae-Joon Kang; Mark G. Blamire

doi:10.1117/12.581379

25 October 2004 Novel single-mode laser operation using 2D photonic crystal

Xin Zhao, Kevin A. Williams, Peter J. Bennett, Y. Chu, Richard V. Penty, Ian H. White, Yi-Xiong Lin, Yu-Chen Yu, Y. L. Huang, Dae-Joon Kang, Mark G. Blamire

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Proceedings Volume 5595, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communications IV; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.581379
Event: Optics East, 2004, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Abstract

Enhanced mode selection is facilitated by incorporating compact two dimensional photonic crystal gratings into Fabry-Perot lasers. The gratings are etched directly through the active layer and interact strongly with the guided mode. A high mode-selectivity 2D grating which is significantly wider than the ridge waveguide structure is investigated. The mode selectivity for the structure is -37 dB. The enhanced selectivity afforded by the broad 2D grating is attributable to a novel and robust photonic bandgap mechanism: transverse mode beating.

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Xin Zhao, Kevin A. Williams, Peter J. Bennett, Y. Chu, Richard V. Penty, Ian H. White, Yi-Xiong Lin, Yu-Chen Yu, Y. L. Huang, Dae-Joon Kang, and Mark G. Blamire "Novel single-mode laser operation using 2D photonic crystal", Proc. SPIE 5595, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communications IV, (25 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.581379

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