Mode selection in electrically driven quantum dot microring cavities
Abstract
Within this paper a novel method for selecting certain lasing modes from a whispering gallery mode (WGM) spectrum of electrically pumped microrings is presented. Selection is achieved by introducing sub-wavelength sized notches of about 50nm width and 500nm depth to the sidewalls of ring shaped quantum dot micro cavities with 80 mu m diameter and ridge widths below 2 mu m. It is shown that the notches act as scattering centers, suppressing modes that have maxima in intensity at the notch position. By a variation of the angle between the notches, different repetitive patterns of lasing modes and suppressed modes are conceivable. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America
Citation
Schlehahn , A , Albert , F , Schneider , C , Höfling , S , Reitzenstein , S , Wiersig , J & Kamp , M 2013 , ' Mode selection in electrically driven quantum dot microring cavities ' , Optics Express , vol. 21 , no. 13 , pp. 15951-15958 . https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.015951
Publication
Optics Express
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1094-4087Type
Journal article
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Description
This work is supported by the European Commission within the scope of the project “TREASURE” (Grant No. 250056)Collections
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