Transition of lasing modes in disordered active photonic crystals

K. C. Kwan, Xiaoming Tao, G. D. Peng

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Abstract

The transition from a photonic band-edge laser to a random laser in two-dimensional active photonic crystals is described. The lasing modes in the active photonic crystals shift from the edge of the photonic band-gap to the bulk of the gap when a certain amount of position and size disorder is introduced. The shift of lasing modes is determined with various gain profiles. The results show that the modulation of lasing modes is significant when the lasing transition wavelength overlaps the photonic bandgap.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2720-2722
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume32
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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