Flexible compact microdisk lasers on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate

Opt Express. 2009 Jan 19;17(2):991-6. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.000991.

Abstract

Compact microdisk cavities were fabricated on a polydimethylsiloxane substrate. The lasing of the flexible compact cavity was achieved with a low threshold power. The whispering-gallery mode of the microdisk was also characterized with three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain simulation. The curvature dependence in output power and threshold was also demonstrated by bending the microdisk cavity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't