AI Article Synopsis
- - We discovered room-temperature lasing from photonic crystal structures made of Si3N4 and coated with colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) for optical gain.
- - The lasing occurs in two different modes, influenced by how thick the CQD layer is.
- - This new laser technology could greatly affect future integrated photonic circuits, as it allows easy connection between active and passive components on the same chip.
Article Abstract
We report the room-temperature lasing action from two-dimensional photonic crystal (PC) structures composed of a passive Si3N4 backbone with an over-coat of CdSe/CdS/ZnS colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) for optical gain. When optically excited, devices lased in dual PC band-edge modes, with the modal dominance governed by the thickness of the CQD over-layer. The demonstrated laser platform should have an impact on future photonic integrated circuits as the on-chip coupling between active and passive components is readily achievable.
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