Asymmetric stationary lasing patterns in 2D symmetric microcavities

Locking of two resonance modes of different symmetry classes and different frequencies in 2D resonant microcavity lasers is investigated by using a nonlinear dynamical model. The patterns of stationary lasing states and far fields are asymmetric in spite of the symmetric shape of the resonant microc...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 91; no. 7; p. 073903
Main Authors Harayama, Takahisa, Fukushima, Takehiro, Sunada, Satoshi, Ikeda, Kensuke S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.08.2003
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Summary:Locking of two resonance modes of different symmetry classes and different frequencies in 2D resonant microcavity lasers is investigated by using a nonlinear dynamical model. The patterns of stationary lasing states and far fields are asymmetric in spite of the symmetric shape of the resonant microcavity. The corresponding phenomenon is actually observed in the experiment of a 2D semiconductor microcavity laser diode.
ISSN:0031-9007
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.91.073903