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The non-Hermitian description is of great significance for open systems, and the Hamiltonian which satisfies parity-time symmetry can make the energy have real eigenvalue within a certain range. The properties of parity-time symmetry have bright application prospects in optical systems. For semiconductor lasers, the parity-time symmetry can be constructed by adjusting the level of electrical injection to help achieve better mode control. Electric injection is easier to realize than optical pump when the device size is small and the structure is complex. Therefore, we hope to analyze the characteristics of the laser that satisfies the parity-time symmetry condition under the condition of electric injection. In this paper, we simulate the effects of different set loss values on parity-time symmetry. It is found that with the increase of set loss value, the imaginary part of the refractive index of the gain cavity corresponding to the parity-time symmetry breaking point so-called exceptional point will decrease, and the imaginary part of the characteristic frequency corresponding to the exceptional point will also decrease. We also simulate the effect of structural size ratio of gain region and loss region on parity-time symmetry. On condition that the total cavity length and the imaginary part of the refractive index of the loss region remain unchanged, as the gain cavity becomes longer and the loss cavity becomes shorter, the imaginary part of the refractive index of the gain cavity corresponding to the exceptional point will increase, and the imaginary part of the characteristic frequency corresponding to the exceptional point will also increase. And we qualitatively explain the above phenomenon through the coupled mode equations. Through experiments, metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and standard lithography techniques are used to fabricate asymmetric ridge lasers. Under thermoelectric cooler (TEC) refrigeration and by controlling the injection level of the gain area, the doubled mode spacing and halved mode number of ridge waveguide are found for the first time due to the parity-time symmetry breaking under the condition of electric injection. We believe that the study of parity-time symmetry in ridge laser under the condition of electric injection will be of great help in implementing the mode control.
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Keywords:
- parity-time symmetry /
- electric injection /
- semiconductor laser /
- mode control
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图 1 外延片结构图
Figure 1. Epitaxy structure of wafers.
图 2 器件结构图, 其中黄色部分为增益区, 蓝色部分为损耗区
Figure 2. Device structure diagram, the yellow part is the gain region and the blue part is the loss region.
图 3 条型波导模拟结构图
Figure 3. Simulation structure of stripe waveguide.
图 4 折射率虚部为
${n_{{\rm{Ir}}}} = - 0.01$ 和${n_{{\rm{Ir}}}} = - 0.05$ 时, 波长与${n_{{\rm{Il}}}}$ 的关系图Figure 4. Relationship between wavelength and
${n_{{\rm{Il}}}}$ when${n_{{\rm{Ir}}}} = - 0.01$ and${n_{{\rm{Ir}}}} = - 0.05$ .
图 5 折射率虚部为nIr = –0.01以及nIr = –0.05时, 特征频率虚部与
${n_{{\rm{Il}}}}$ 的关系图Figure 5. Relationship between the imaginary part of the characteristic frequency and
${n_{{\rm{Il}}}}$ when${n_{{\rm{Ir}}}} = - 0.01$ and${n_{{\rm{Ir}}}} = - 0.05$ .
图 6 增益区和损耗区长度比为5∶5, 7∶3以及8∶2时的结构图
Figure 6. Simulation structure of ridged waveguide when length ratio of gain region and loss region is 5∶5, 7∶3, and 8∶2.
图 8 长度比为5∶5, 7∶3以及8∶2时, 特征频率虚部与
${n_{{\rm{Il}}}}$ 的关系图Figure 8. Relationship between the imaginary part of the characteristic frequency and
${n_{{\rm{Il}}}}$ when the length ratio is 5∶5, 7∶3, and 8∶2.
图 7 长度比为5∶5, 7∶3以及8∶2时, 波长与
${n_{{\rm{Il}}}}$ 的关系图Figure 7. Relationship between wavelength and
${n_{{\rm{Il}}}}$ when the length ratio is 5∶5, 7∶3, and 8∶2.
图 9 腔模强度与波长关系 (a)注入电流为100 mA; (b)注入电流分别为310 mA(黑线)、320 mA(红线)以及330 mA(蓝线)
Figure 9. Relationship between the normalized intensity and wavelength of cavity modes: (a) The injection current is 100 mA; (b) the injection current is 310 mA (black line), 320 mA (red line) and 330 mA (blue line), respectively.
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[1] Gamow G 1928 Z. Für Phys. 51 204
Google Scholar
[2] Dirac P A M, F R S 1942 Proceedings A 180 1
[3] Feshbach H, Weisskopf V F, Porter C E 1954 Nucl React 96 227
[4] Brower R C, Furman M A, Moshe M 1978 Phys. Lett. B 76 213
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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