Photonic crystal laser based on Fano interference allows for ultrafast frequency modulation in the THz range

Thorsten S. Rasmussen; Yi Yu; Jesper Mørk

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Photonic crystal laser based on Fano interference allows for ultrafast frequency modulation in the THz range

Thorsten S. Rasmussen^*, Yi Yu, Jesper Mørk

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Replacing a conventional mirror in a photonic crystal laser by one based on Fano interference leads to rich laser dynamics, including realization of stable self-pulsing and potential for ultra-fast modulation. In particular, the narrowband Fano mirror guarantees single-mode operation and significantly alters the modulation response compared to Fabry-Perot lasers. In this work the small-signal response is analyzed using a dynamical model based on coupled-mode theory and rate equations, which shows how the 3-dB bandwidth of the frequency modulation response may exceed tens of THz, orders of magnitude larger than for conventional semiconductor lasers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE
Editors	Alexey A. Belyanin, Peter M. Smowton
Number of pages	10
Volume	10939
Publisher	SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Publication date	1 Jan 2019
Article number	109390A
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510625204
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506236
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Event	Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers XVIII 2019 - San Francisco, United States Duration: 4 Feb 2019 → 7 Feb 2019 Conference number: 18

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Conference	Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers XVIII 2019
Number	18
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	04/02/2019 → 07/02/2019
Other	SPIE OPTO volume 10939
Sponsor	SPIE

Series	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10939
ISSN	0277-786X

Keywords

Fano laser
Fano resonance
Frequency modulation
Photonic crystal
Photonic crystal laser
Semiconductor laser
Ultra-fast laser

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Rasmussen, Thorsten S. ; Yu, Yi ; Mørk, Jesper. / Photonic crystal laser based on Fano interference allows for ultrafast frequency modulation in the THz range. Proceedings of SPIE. editor / Alexey A. Belyanin ; Peter M. Smowton. Vol. 10939 SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2019. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 10939).

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Rasmussen, TS, Yu, Y & Mørk, J 2019, Photonic crystal laser based on Fano interference allows for ultrafast frequency modulation in the THz range. in AA Belyanin & PM Smowton (eds), Proceedings of SPIE. vol. 10939, 109390A, SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10939, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers XVIII 2019, San Francisco, California, United States, 04/02/2019. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506236

Photonic crystal laser based on Fano interference allows for ultrafast frequency modulation in the THz range. / Rasmussen, Thorsten S.; Yu, Yi ; Mørk, Jesper.
Proceedings of SPIE. ed. / Alexey A. Belyanin; Peter M. Smowton. Vol. 10939 SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2019. 109390A (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 10939).

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Rasmussen TS, Yu Y , Mørk J. Photonic crystal laser based on Fano interference allows for ultrafast frequency modulation in the THz range. In Belyanin AA, Smowton PM, editors, Proceedings of SPIE. Vol. 10939. SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. 2019. 109390A. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 10939). doi: 10.1117/12.2506236

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