DOI: 10.1126/science.1061738. Polarization Mode Control of Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Laser by Unit Cell Structure Design

Polarization Mode Control of Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Laser by Unit Cell Structure Design

10.1126/science.1061738

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Abstract

We demonstrate polarization mode selection in a two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystal laser by controlling the geometry of the unit cell structure. As the band diagram of the square-lattice photonic crystal is influenced by the unit cell structure, calculations reveal that changing the structure from a circular to an elliptical geometry should result in a strong modification of the electromagnetic field distributions at the band edges. Such a structural modification is expected to provide a mechanism for controlling the polarization modes of the emitted light. A square-lattice photonic crystal with the elliptical unit cell structure has been fabricated and integrated with a gain media. The observed coherent 2D lasing action with a single wavelength and controlled polarization is in good agreement with the predicted behavior.

Bibliography

Noda, S., Yokoyama, M., Imada, M., Chutinan, A., & Mochizuki, M. (2001). Polarization Mode Control of Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Laser by Unit Cell Structure Design. Science, 293(5532), 1123â1125.

Authors 5

Susumu Noda (first)
Mitsuru Yokoyama (additional)
Masahiro Imada (additional)
Alongkarn Chutinan (additional)
Masamitsu Mochizuki (additional)

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Supported in part by a grant-in-aid for scientific research of priority areas from the Ministry of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology of Japan; Kyoto University VBL; and ICF Foundation.

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Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 27, 2002, 5:39 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 9, 2024, 4:11 p.m.)
Indexed	1 week ago (Aug. 23, 2025, 9:38 p.m.)
Issued	24 years ago (Aug. 10, 2001)
Published	24 years ago (Aug. 10, 2001)
Published Print	24 years ago (Aug. 10, 2001)

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