Chaotic microlasers based on dynamical localization

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Jul 20;101(29):10498-500. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0402805101. Epub 2004 Jul 12.

Abstract

We report the direct observation of lasing action from a dynamically localized mode in a microdisk resonator with rough boundary. In contrast to microlasers based on stable ray trajectories, the performance of our device is robust with respect to the boundary roughness and corresponding ray chaos, taking advantage of Anderson localization in angular momentum. The resonator design, although demonstrated here in GaAs-InAs microdisk laser, should be applicable to any lasers and sensors based on semiconductor or polymer materials.