Fundamentals of metasurface lasers based on resonant dark states
Abstract
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.
- Authors:
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- 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
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion (Greece); Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); European Research Council (ERC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1407484
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1405553
- Report Number(s):
- IS-J-9470
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950; TRN: US1703277
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11358; 320081
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review B
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 96; Journal Issue: 15; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; laser-system design; metamaterials; optical sources & detectors; nonlinear dynamics; atomic, molecular & optical
Citation Formats
Droulias, Sotiris, Jain, Aditya, Koschny, Thomas, and Soukoulis, Costas M. Fundamentals of metasurface lasers based on resonant dark states. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.155143.
Droulias, Sotiris, Jain, Aditya, Koschny, Thomas, & Soukoulis, Costas M. Fundamentals of metasurface lasers based on resonant dark states. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.155143
Droulias, Sotiris, Jain, Aditya, Koschny, Thomas, and Soukoulis, Costas M. Mon .
"Fundamentals of metasurface lasers based on resonant dark states". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.155143. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1407484.
@article{osti_1407484,
title = {Fundamentals of metasurface lasers based on resonant dark states},
author = {Droulias, Sotiris and Jain, Aditya and Koschny, Thomas and Soukoulis, Costas M.},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.96.155143},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 15,
volume = 96,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {10}
}
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