Laser emissions from one-dimensional photonic crystal rings on silicon-dioxide

Abstract

In this report, we design and utilize one-dimensional photonic crystal ring resonators (1D PhCRRs) to realize InGaAsP/SiO2 hybrid lasers via adhesive bonding technique. Single-mode lasing with low threshold from the dielectric mode is observed. To further design a nanocavity with mode gap effect in 1D PhCRR results in the reduced lasing threshold and increased vertical laser emissions, owing to the reduced dielectric mode volume and the broken rotational symmetry by the nanocavity. Such hybrid lasers based on 1D PhC rings provides good geometric integration ability and new scenario for designing versatile devices in photonic integrated circuits. (C) 2013 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4790618]