Lasing in metal-coated GaN nanostripe at room temperature

Abstract

This study demonstrated a metal-coated GaN nanostripe laser operable at room temperature. The ultraviolet lasing mode was observed at a wavelength of approximately 370 nm with a low threshold power density of 0.042 kW/cm(2). The lasing mode of the metal-coated nanostripe was characterized using finite-element method simulation. The results showed the significance of metal coatings in this nanocavity structure for lasing at room temperature. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3572023]