Exploring the origin of the directional emission from a microcavity with a large-aperture surface-emitting laser

Opt Lett. 2009 Jun 15;34(12):1810-2. doi: 10.1364/ol.34.001810.

Abstract

The origin of the direction emission from a microcavity is investigated with a large-aperture surface-emitting laser with an equilateral-triangular shape. Experimental results reveal that a wide-spread eigenmode and a localized superscar mode can display quite similar far-field directional emissions. This experimental finding is theoretically confirmed with the quantum-billiard wave function and the approximation of the paraxial propagation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't