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Article
Self-Optimization of Optical Confinement in an Ultraviolet Photonic Crystal Slab Laser
Physical Review Letters
Abstract
We studied numerically and experimentally the effects of structural disorder on the performance of ultraviolet photonic crystal slab lasers. Optical gain selectively amplifies the high-quality modes of the passive system. For these modes, the in-plane and out-of-plane leakage rates may be automatically balanced in the presence of disorder. The spontaneous optimization of in-plane and out-of-plane confinement of light in a photonic crystal slab may lead to a reduction of the lasing threshold.
Department(s)
Physics
Sponsor(s)
National Science Foundation (U.S.)University of Missouri--Rolla
Keywords and Phrases
- Laser Modes,
- Photonic Crystals,
- Solid Lasers,
- Ultraviolet Sources
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Publication Date
01 Jan 2006
Disciplines
Citation Information
Alexey Yamilov, X. Wu, X. Liu, Hui Cao, et al.. "Self-Optimization of Optical Confinement in an Ultraviolet Photonic Crystal Slab Laser" Physical Review Letters (2006) ISSN: 0031-9007 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/alexey-yamilov/29/