Open AccessThe metal-clad semiconductor nanoring laser and its scaling properties
Author(s) -
Min W. Kim,
Pei-Cheng Ku
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.19.003218
Subject(s) - nanoring , nanolaser , materials science , laser , scaling , optics , photonics , optoelectronics , semiconductor laser theory , semiconductor , wavelength , lasing threshold , physics , geometry , mathematics
We proposed a metal-clad semiconductor nanoring laser structure that exhibited a superior scaling properties for D/λ(0) > 0.5 where D is the device diameter. We theoretically analyzed the metal-cald nanoring laser and compared its scaling properties with two other similar nanolaser structures. We found that the two design parameters, namely the ring width and the ring diameter, enable independent emission wavelength control from device dimension. This property in combination with other desirable features including in-plane out-coupling and monolithic integration make the metal-clad nanoring laser highly attractive for photonic integration.