• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 5, Issue 6, 695 (2017)
Min Tang, Yong-Zhen Huang*, Yue-De Yang, Hai-Zhong Weng, and Zhi-Xiong Xiao
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  • State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.5.000695 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Min Tang, Yong-Zhen Huang, Yue-De Yang, Hai-Zhong Weng, Zhi-Xiong Xiao. Variable-curvature microresonators for dual-wavelength lasing[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(6): 695 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Stable dual-mode semiconductor lasers can be applied for the photonic generation of microwave and terahertz waves. In this paper, the mode characteristics of a variable curvature microresonator are investigated by a two-dimensional finite element method for realizing stable dual-mode lasing. The microresonator features a smooth boundary and the same symmetry as a square resonator. A small variable-curvature microresonator with a radius of 4 μm can support the fundamental four-bounce mode and the circular-like mode simultaneously, with quality factors up to the order of 104 and 105, respectively. The dual modes in the phase space of the Poincaré surface of sections distribute far from each other and can maintain enough stability for dual-mode lasing. Furthermore, the refractive index and waveguide can modulate the dual-mode wavelength difference and quality factors efficiently thanks to the spatially separated fields of these two modes.
    ρ(θ)={k0θrdθ0<θπ4kθπ2rdθπ4<θπ2,(1)

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    Gm(k)=c1+δm,k|Fm(r)Fk(r)|2dr,(3)

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    Min Tang, Yong-Zhen Huang, Yue-De Yang, Hai-Zhong Weng, Zhi-Xiong Xiao. Variable-curvature microresonators for dual-wavelength lasing[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(6): 695
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