Fundamentals of metasurface lasers based on resonant dark states

Droulias, Sotiris; Jain, Aditya; Koschny, Thomas; Soukoulis, Costas M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.155143

Title: Fundamentals of metasurface lasers based on resonant dark states

Journal Article · 30 October 2017 · Physical Review B

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.155143 · OSTI ID:1407484

Droulias, Sotiris ^[1]; Jain, Aditya ^[2]; Koschny, Thomas ^[2]; Soukoulis, Costas M. ^[3]

Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion (Greece). Inst. of Electronic Structure and Laser
Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion (Greece). Inst. of Electronic Structure and Laser; Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Recently, our group proposed a metamaterial laser design based on explicitly coupled dark resonant states in low-loss dielectrics, which conceptually separates the gain-coupled resonant photonic state responsible for macroscopic stimulated emission from the coupling to specific free-space propagating modes, allowing independent adjustment of the lasing state and its coherent radiation output. Due to this functionality, it is now possible to make lasers that can overcome the trade-off between system dimensions and Q factor, especially for surface emitting lasers with deeply subwavelength thickness. In this paper, we give a detailed discussion of the key functionality and benefits of this design, such as radiation damping tunability, directionality, subwavelength integration, and simple layer-by-layer fabrication. Finally, we examine in detail the fundamental design tradeoffs that establish the principle of operation and must be taken into account and give guidance for realistic implementations.

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Research Organization:: Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion (Greece); Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); European Research Council (ERC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358; 320081

OSTI ID:: 1407484

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1405553

Report Number(s):: IS-J-9470; TRN: US1703277

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Vol. 96, Issue 15; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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