Ultrafast nanomechanics in vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (Conference Presentation)

Andrey V. Akimov; Thomas Czerniuk; Dmitri R. Yakovlev; Manfred Bayer

doi:10.1117/12.2249258

19 April 2017 Ultrafast nanomechanics in vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (Conference Presentation)

Andrey V. Akimov, Thomas Czerniuk, Dmitri R. Yakovlev, Manfred Bayer

Proceedings Volume 10102, Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XXI; 101021I (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2249258
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The existence of both optical and sub-THz nanomechanical resonances in the same laser microcavity results in strong photon-phonon interaction, and may be explored for the ultrafast control of vertical lasers. In the talk the experiments involving the injection of picosecond strain pulses into optically and electrically pumped vertical lasers, and monitoring of the modulated output laser intensity will be discussed. The results of three recent experiments will be presented: • In the experiments with an optically pumped quantum dot laser, an increase of the lasing output induced by strain pulses by two orders of magnitude has been observed on a picosecond time scale. Such strong and ultrafast increase is due to the inhomogeneous quantum dot ensemble with a spectral broadening much larger than the optical cavity mode width. Thus, the optical resonance required for lasing is achieved for a tiny dot fraction only while non-resonant dots store optical excitation for long time. The strain pulse brings “non-resonant” quantum dots into the resonance with the cavity mode and the stored energy releases almost simultaneously in a form of the intense laser pulses. • Experiments with electrically pumped micropillar lasers show the modulation of the emission wavelength on the frequencies equal to the resonant GHz nanomechanical modes of the micropillar. • Experiments with a quantum well vertical laser showed intensity modulation with the mechanical resonance frequencies (20-40 GHz) of the optomechanical nanoresonator. Prospective application for nanophotonics are discussed.

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Andrey V. Akimov, Thomas Czerniuk, Dmitri R. Yakovlev, and Manfred Bayer "Ultrafast nanomechanics in vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10102, Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XXI, 101021I (19 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2249258

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Ultrafast phenomena

Modulation

Picosecond phenomena

Quantum dots

Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Nanophotonics

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