Single-mode quasi PT-symmetric laser with high power emission

Enes Şeker; Babak Olyaeefar; Khalil Dadashi; Serdar Şengül; Mohammad Hosain Teimourpour; Ramy El-Ganainy; Abdullah Demir

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Single-mode quasi PT-symmetric laser with high power emission

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- Single-mode quasi PT-symmetric laser with high power emission
- Single-mode quasi PT-symmetric laser with high power emission
- LSA 2023年12卷第7期页码：1346-1353
- Affiliations：
  
  1.UNAM - Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
  2.Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
  3.Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
- Author bio：
  
  Ramy El-Ganainy (ganainy@mtu.edu)
  Abdullah Demir (abdullah.demir@unam.bilkent.edu.tr)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1038/s41377-023-01175-6
  中图分类号：
- 纸质出版日期：2023-07-31，
  
  网络出版日期：2023-06-16，
  
  收稿日期：2022-12-02，
  
  修回日期：2023-04-14，
  
  录用日期：2023-05-03
- Accepted：
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Single-mode quasi PT-symmetric laser with high power emission[J]. LSA, 2023,12(7):1346-1353.

Şeker, E. et al. Single-mode quasi PT-symmetric laser with high power emission. Light: Science & Applications, 12, 1346-1353 (2023).
Single-mode quasi PT-symmetric laser with high power emission[J]. LSA, 2023,12(7):1346-1353. DOI： 10.1038/s41377-023-01175-6.

Şeker, E. et al. Single-mode quasi PT-symmetric laser with high power emission. Light: Science & Applications, 12, 1346-1353 (2023). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-023-01175-6.

摘要

Abstract

Large-area lasers are practical for generating high output powers. However

this often comes at the expense of lower beam quality due to the introduction of higher-order modes. Here

we experimentally demonstrate a new type of electrically pumped

large-area edge-emitting lasers that exhibit a high power emission (~0.4 W) and a high-quality beam (M

~1.25). These favorable operational characteristics are enabled by establishing a quasi PT-symmetry between the second-ord

er mode of a large area two-mode laser cavity and that of a single-mode auxiliary partner cavity

i.e.

by implementing a partial isospectrality between the two coupled cavities. This in turn enlarges the effective volume of the higher-order modes. As a result

a selective pump applied via current injection into the main laser cavity can provide a stronger modal gain to the fundamental mode

and thus lead to lasing in the single mode regime after filtering out higher order transverse modes. The reported experimental results confirm this intuitive picture and are in good agreement with both theoretical and numerical analysis. Above all

the employed material platform and fabrication process are compatible with the industrial standards of semiconductor lasers. This work provides the first clear demonstration

beyond previous proof-of-concept studies

of the utility of PT-symmetry in building laser geometries with enhanced performance and

at the same time

useful output power levels and emission characteristics.

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