Applied Physics Letters · 1993 · 185 citations · 5 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPhysicsOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsIntegrated PhotonicsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsOptical ResonatorsOptical SourcesOptical WaveguidesCavity OptomechanicsDirectional Light ControlLaser MicromachiningLaser ResonatorsLasersMicrolasersThresholdsWhispering-gallery-mode Resonators
We describe methods for directional coupling of light output from whispering-gallery mode microdisk lasers. Patterned asymmetries in the shape of microdisk resonators provide control of both direction and intensity of light output without dramatically increasing laser thresholds.
5
Whispering-gallery mode microdisk lasers
S. L. McCall, A. F. J. Levi, R. E. Slusher et al. · Applied Physics Letters · 1992 · 1.4K citations
Whispering gallery lasers on semi-insulating GaAs substrates
I. Ury, S. Margalit, N. Bar-Chaim et al. · Applied Physics Letters · 1980 · 20 citations