Influence of index contrast in two dimensional photonic crystal lasers

Mette Marie Jørgensen, Sidsel Rübner Petersen, Mads Brøkner Christiansen, Thomas Buss, Cameron Smith, Anders Kristensen

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    Abstract

    The influence of index contrast variations for obtaining single-mode operation and low threshold in dye doped polymer two dimensional photonic crystal (PhC) lasers is investigated. We consider lasers made from Pyrromethene 597 doped Ormocore imprinted with a rectangular lattice PhC having a cavity in the middle of the crystal structure. We demonstrate that the index contrast, neff,high/neff,low, is an essential parameter for achieving low threshold, and we identify a trade-off between low threshold and single-mode operation.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalApplied Physics Letters
    Volume96
    Issue number23
    Pages (from-to)231115
    ISSN0003-6951
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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