DOI: 10.1126/science.1090561. Quantum Cascade Surface-Emitting Photonic Crystal Laser

Quantum Cascade Surface-Emitting Photonic Crystal Laser

10.1126/science.1090561

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Abstract

We combine photonic and electronic band structure engineering to create a surface-emitting quantum cascade microcavity laser. A high-index contrast two-dimensional photonic crystal is used to form a micro-resonator that simultaneously provides feedback for laser action and diffracts light vertically from the surface of the semiconductor surface. A top metallic contact allows electrical current injection and provides vertical optical confinement through a bound surface plasmon wave. The miniaturization and tailorable emission properties of this design are potentially important for sensing applications, while electrical pumping can allow new studies of photonic crystal and surface plasmon structures in nonlinear and near-field optics.

Bibliography

Colombelli, R., Srinivasan, K., Troccoli, M., Painter, O., Gmachl, C. F., Tennant, D. M., Sergent, A. M., Sivco, D. L., Cho, A. Y., & Capasso, F. (2003). Quantum Cascade Surface-Emitting Photonic Crystal Laser. Science, 302(5649), 1374â1377.

Authors 10

Raffaele Colombelli (first)
Kartik Srinivasan (additional)
Mariano Troccoli (additional)
Oskar Painter (additional)
Claire F. Gmachl (additional)
Donald M. Tennant (additional)
A. Michael Sergent (additional)
Deborah L. Sivco (additional)
Alfred Y. Cho (additional)
Federico Capasso (additional)

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This work was partly supported by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA/ARO) under contract number DAAD19-00-C-0096. We acknowledge useful discussions and help from K. Steeples M. L. Peabody A. Straub K. Baldwin A. Erbe and R. Paiella. We thank R. Martini for lending the micro-bolometer camera. K. S. thanks the Hertz Foundation for financial support.

Dates

Type	When
Created	21 years, 10 months ago (Nov. 3, 2003, 9:01 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 9, 2024, 10:33 p.m.)
Indexed	1 week, 1 day ago (Aug. 29, 2025, 5:46 a.m.)
Issued	21 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 21, 2003)
Published	21 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 21, 2003)
Published Print	21 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 21, 2003)

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BibTeX

@article{Colombelli_2003, title={Quantum Cascade Surface-Emitting Photonic Crystal Laser}, volume={302}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1090561}, DOI={10.1126/science.1090561}, number={5649}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Colombelli, Raffaele and Srinivasan, Kartik and Troccoli, Mariano and Painter, Oskar and Gmachl, Claire F. and Tennant, Donald M. and Sergent, A. Michael and Sivco, Deborah L. and Cho, Alfred Y. and Capasso, Federico}, year={2003}, month=nov, pages={1374–1377} }

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