Optical parametric oscillation in a vertical triple microcavity

Carole Diederichs (1) , Jérôme Tignon (1) , Gregor Dasbach (1) , Cristiano Ciuti (1) , Aristide Lemaitre (2) , Jacqueline Bloch (2) , Philippe Roussignol (1) , Claude Delalande (1)

1 LPA - Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain
2 LPN - Laboratoire de photonique et de nanostructures

We report the realization of a monolithic vertical-cavity, surface emitting micro-optical parametric conversion nanostructure, triply resonant with the parametric frequencies, allowing parametric oscillation with ultra-low pump power threshold. The photonic phase-space naturally provides triple resonance for the parametric frequencies, together with built-in cavity phase matching for the pump wave at normal incidence. Parametric oscillation is observed in both the strong and weak exciton-photon coupling regime, allowing high operating temperature. Signal and idler beams can be collected at 0 degrees or at finite angles. The OPO threshold is low enough to envisage the realization of an all-semiconductor electrically-pumped microparametric oscillator.

Domaines: Autre [cond-mat.other]

Carole Diederichs, Jérôme Tignon, Gregor Dasbach, Cristiano Ciuti, Aristide Lemaitre, et al.. Optical parametric oscillation in a vertical triple microcavity. Superlattices and Microstructures, 2007, 41 (5-6), pp.301. ⟨hal-00276079⟩