Open AccessUltimate vertical Fabry-Perot cavity based on single-layer photonic crystal mirrors
Author(s) -
Salim Boutami,
Badhise BenBakir,
Xavier Letartre,
JeanLouis Leclercq,
Philippe Régrény,
Pierre Viktorovitch
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.012443
Subject(s) - optics , fabry–pérot interferometer , materials science , photonic crystal , laser , optoelectronics , distributed bragg reflector , polarization (electrochemistry) , vertical cavity surface emitting laser , optical cavity , physics , chemistry
Vertical Fabry Perot cavities (VFPC) have been extensively studied, especially for the realization of vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs). They are traditionally composed of two Distributed Bragg Reflectors (DBR) which reflectivity has to be sufficient in order to obtain highly resonant cavity, which is particularly necessary for laser emission in VCSELs. As a consequence, DBRs consist generally in very thick layer stacks. In this paper, we demonstrate the smallest conceivable high Q vertical Fabry-Perot cavity, using ultra-thin and highly-efficient photonic crystal slab mirrors instead of conventional DBRs, which enable moreover a control of the polarization.