Stable single-wavelength emission from fully chaotic microcavity lasers

Satoshi Sunada*, Takehiro Fukushima, Susumu Shinohara, Takahisa Harayama, Masaaki Adachi

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Abstract

We experimentally and numerically show that single-wavelength emission can be stably observed for a fully chaotic microcavity laser with a stadium shape under continuous wave condition. The emission pattern is asymmetric with respect to the symmetry axes of the laser cavity, and it cannot be explained by a single cavity mode. On the basis of numerical analysis, we interpret such a lasing as the result of frequency-locking interaction among several low-loss cavity modes. Moreover, we experimentally investigate the optical spectral properties of the laser under pulsed-pumping condition, and discuss the pulse-width dependence on the number of lasing modes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number013802
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume88
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013 Jul 3
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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