Surface lattice resonance lasers with epitaxial InP gain medium
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Journal Article
Abstract
Surface lattice resonance (SLR) lasers, where the gain is supplied by a thin-film active material and the feedback comes from multiple scattering by plasmonic nanoparticles, have shown both low threshold lasing and tunability of the angular and spectral emission at room temperature. However, typically used materials such as organic dyes and QD films suffer from photodegradation, which hampers practical applications. Here, we demonstrate photostable single-mode lasing of SLR modes sustained in an epitaxial solid-state InP slab waveguide. The nanoparticle array is weakly coupled to the optical modes, which decreases the scattering losses and hence the experimental lasing threshold is as low as 94.99 ± 0.82 μJ cm2 pulse–1. The nanoparticle periodicity defines the lasing wavelength and enables tunable emission wavelengths over a 70 nm spectral range. Combining plasmonic nanoparticles with an epitaxial solid-state gain medium paves the way for large-area on-chip integrated SLR lasers for applications, including optical communication, optical computing, sensing, and LiDAR.
Date Issued
2024-10-16
Date Acceptance
2024-08-28
Citation
ACS Photonics, 2024, 11 (10), pp.4316-4322
ISSN
2330-4022
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
4316
End Page
4322
Journal / Book Title
ACS Photonics
Volume
11
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society. This publication is licensed under CC-BY 4.0 .
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Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant Number
859841
EP/P02520X/1
Subjects
III-Vsemiconductor
Materials Science
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Optics
PERFORMANCE
Physics
Physics, Condensed Matter
plasmonics
surface lattice resonance
surface-emitting laser
Technology
TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENCE
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2024-09-09