Advanced Photonics, Volume. , Issue , ()

Tunable Lasing Direction in One-Dimensional Suspended High-Contrast Grating Using Bound States in the Continuum [Early Posting]

Huang Zhen-Ting, Chang Chiao-Yun, Chen Kuo-Ping, Lu Tien-Chang
Author Affiliations
  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
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    We realized off-Γ lasing using the Friedrich–Wintgen bound state in the continuum (FW-BIC) in a one-dimensional suspended high-contrast grating (HCG). A clear anticrossing was observed in the band diagram of the HCG corresponding to the coupling between the specific different orders of Bloch modes, and FW-BIC with a high quality factor and large confinement factor was observed near the anticrossing point. Owing to these outstanding characteristics, FW-BIC can serve as a robust and extraordinary cavity mode for realizing low-threshold laser operation and for achieving angle-steering laser beams. The conditions of FW-BIC can be modulated by tuning the geometry related to the coupling modes in the anticrossing, resulting in a tunable lasing direction observed in the measurement. Furthermore, through appropriate design, the emission angle can be controlled precisely within a wide tunable range. Therefore, FW-BICs can be used to realize high-resolution directional lasing within a wide range of emission angles; they can also be applied in 3D sensing for Lidar applications.

    Paper Information

    Manuscript Accepted: Nov. 29, 2022

    Posted: Nov. 29, 2022

    DOI: AP