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Lasing from active optomechanical resonators

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  • T. Czerniuk

    (Experimentelle Physik 2, TU Dortmund)

  • C. Brüggemann

    (Experimentelle Physik 2, TU Dortmund)

  • J. Tepper

    (Experimentelle Physik 2, TU Dortmund)

  • S. Brodbeck

    (Technische Physik, Physikalisches Institut and Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen-Center for Complex Material Systems, University of Würzburg)

  • C. Schneider

    (Technische Physik, Physikalisches Institut and Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen-Center for Complex Material Systems, University of Würzburg)

  • M. Kamp

    (Technische Physik, Physikalisches Institut and Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen-Center for Complex Material Systems, University of Würzburg
    School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews)

  • S. Höfling

    (Technische Physik, Physikalisches Institut and Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen-Center for Complex Material Systems, University of Würzburg
    School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews)

  • B. A. Glavin

    (V. E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics)

  • D. R. Yakovlev

    (Experimentelle Physik 2, TU Dortmund
    A. F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • A. V. Akimov

    (A. F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
    School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham)

  • M. Bayer

    (Experimentelle Physik 2, TU Dortmund
    A. F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Planar microcavities with distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) host, besides confined optical modes, also mechanical resonances due to stop bands in the phonon dispersion relation of the DBRs. These resonances have frequencies in the 10- to 100-GHz range, depending on the resonator’s optical wavelength, with quality factors exceeding 1,000. The interaction of photons and phonons in such optomechanical systems can be drastically enhanced, opening a new route towards the manipulation of light. Here we implemented active semiconducting layers into the microcavity to obtain a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). Thereby, three resonant excitations—photons, phonons and electrons—can interact strongly with each other providing modulation of the VCSEL laser emission: a picosecond strain pulse injected into the VCSEL excites long-living mechanical resonances therein. As a result, modulation of the lasing intensity at frequencies up to 40 GHz is observed. From these findings, prospective applications of active optomechanical resonators integrated into nanophotonic circuits may emerge.

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  • T. Czerniuk & C. Brüggemann & J. Tepper & S. Brodbeck & C. Schneider & M. Kamp & S. Höfling & B. A. Glavin & D. R. Yakovlev & A. V. Akimov & M. Bayer, 2014. "Lasing from active optomechanical resonators," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-6, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms5038
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5038
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