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Sub-microWatt threshold nanoisland lasers

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  • Hoon Jang

    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

  • Indra Karnadi

    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

  • Putu Pramudita

    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

  • Jung-Hwan Song

    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

  • Ki Soo Kim

    (Convergence and Components & Materials Research Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute)

  • Yong-Hee Lee

    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

Abstract

Ultralow threshold nanolasers have been sought after as power efficient light sources in photonic integrated circuits. Here a single-cell nanobeam laser with a nanoisland quantum well is proposed and demonstrated. Continuous operation at 1.5 μm is achieved at room temperature with an ultralow lasing threshold of 210 nW in absorbed power. The size of the active medium is reduced to 0.7 × 0.25 × 0.02 μm3 by removing the absorptive quantum well region surrounding the central cavity. Relatively thick (420 nm) InP slabs are employed to improve the thermal and mechanical characteristics. The nanoisland-based structures will provide a new platform to engineer fundamental light–matter interactions by controlling the size and the location of the nanoemitters, allowing the realization of highly efficient nanophotonic devices.

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  • Hoon Jang & Indra Karnadi & Putu Pramudita & Jung-Hwan Song & Ki Soo Kim & Yong-Hee Lee, 2015. "Sub-microWatt threshold nanoisland lasers," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-5, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms9276
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9276
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