Nonlinearity-induced Laguerre-Gauss modes in organic vertical cavity lasers

作者:Lemke Felix*; Kropla Christian; Mischok Andreas; Brueckner Robert; Froeb Hartmut; Leo Karl
来源:Applied Physics Letters, 2017, 111(6): 063303.
DOI:10.1063/1.4997026

摘要

We observe lasing emission from an organic microcavity structure at room temperature with a sunflower-like pattern closely resembling Laguerre-Gauss modes. Simultaneously, measured angle-resolved emission spectra below and above the lasing threshold demonstrate the coexistence of discrete modes, confined in a doughnut-shaped potential, and continuously propagating modes with parabolic dispersion. This phenomenon can be explained by a spatially and intensity-dependent change in the refractive index of the organic material, induced by nonlinearity associated with the bleaching of the dye layer at high excitation intensities. A theoretical model shows that Laguerre-Gauss modes well describe the experimental observation. Published by AIP Publishing.

  • 出版日期2017-8-7