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Terahertz oscillation and stimulated emission from planar microcavitiesGehlhaar, Robert 20 July 2007 (has links) (PDF)
In the past decades, the miniaturization in optics led to new devices with structural sizes in the range of the light wavelength, where the photonic modes are con- fined and the number of states is limited. In the smallest microcavities, i.e. micrometer sized optical resonators, the propagation of only one mode is permitted that is simultaneously amplified internally. This particularly strong enhancement of the electric field is directly related to the quality factor of the cavity. By introducing an optical dipole into a high-Q microcavity, the spontaneous emission is amplified at the cavity mode frequency enabling stimulated emission in an inverted system. Although some of theses cavity e®ects can only be understood by quantum elec- trodynamic theory, most mechanisms are accessible by classical and semi-classical approaches. In this thesis, one-dimensional planar microcavities with quality factors up to 4500 have been fabricated by physical vapor deposition of dielectric thin films and organic active materials. A new cavity design based on anisotropic dielectric mirrors grown by oblique angle deposition microcavities with two energetically shifted orthogonally polarized modes is presented. The application of these anisotropic structures for terahertz di®erence signal generation is demonstrated in spectrally and time resolved transmission experiments, where optical beats with repetition rates in the terahertz range are observed. Optically pumped organic vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) have been realized by applying an organic solid state laser compound and high reflectance distributed Bragg reflectors. These lasers combine a very low laser threshold with small beam divergence and good stability. A transfer of the anisotropic design towards an organic VCSEL results in the generation of two perpendicularly polarized laser modes with a splitting adjustable by the fabrication conditions. The observation of an oscillation of two laser modes in a photomixing experiment proves a phase coupling mechanism. This demonstrates the potential of the anisotropic cavity design for a passive or active component in a terahertz radiation source or frequency generator. Furthermore, microcavities with two and three coupled resonators are investigated. By the application of time-resolved transmission experiments, spatial oscil- lations of the internal electric field - photonic Bloch oscillations - are successfully demonstrated. In combination with the anisotropic microcavities, this is a second concept for the modulation of transmitted light with terahertz frequencies. All experiments are accompanied by numerical or analytical models. Transmission experiments of continuously incident light and single laser pulses are compared with transfer matrix simulations and Fourier transform based approaches. For the modeling of emission experiments, a plane wave expansion method is successfully used. For the analysis of the organic VCSEL dynamics, we apply a set of rate equations that explains the gain switching process.
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Laterally modified microcavity systems containing organic emittersLangner, Maik 21 April 2011 (has links) (PDF)
The scope of this work is an in-depth investigation of dielectric mirror microcavities with central organic dye layers, which are preferably modified in at least one lateral dimension. The large quality factor of the planar resonator in conjunction with comparatively stable and spectrally broad emitting molecules allows for a detailed analysis of several aspects of microresonator systems. Their optical properties are analyzed both with transmission and luminescence measurements as well as in the lasing regime.
The first part presents the resonant mode properties of planar and laterally structured microcavities. With the help of a high-resolution imaging micro-photoluminescence setup, working either in the spatial (near field) or vectorial (far field) regime, the polarization splitting is studied in a detuned microcavity, containing the dye 4,4'-bis[(N-carbazole)styryl]biphenyl (BSB-Cz) in a matrix of 4,4'-di(N-carbazolyl)- biphenyl (CBP). With the help of a thickness gradient, a relation between the large spectral distance of the cross-polarized states and the mode position within the stop band is investigated. In shadow-mask prepared, laterally restricted devices (5x5 µm2 square boxes), the three-dimensional confinement introduces sets of discrete modes, which experience a similar polarization splitting. The origin in this case is a different phase shift of electromagnetic waves during internal total reflection at a boundary.
By using a concentration gradient planar microcavity sample of the dye 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-(4-(dimethylamino)styryl)-4H-pyran (DCM) in a tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (Alq3) matrix, the influence of the number of emitters on the lasing characteristics is subsequently analyzed. Depending on the pumping conditions, and thus the involvement of the Förster resonant energy transfer, an optimal composition is identified. After a qualitative evaluation of the long-term stability upon various excitation energies, the attention is focussed to the modification of the stimulated emission properties of photonic boxes. The stronger field concentration and altered density of states leads to a significant improvement of the values for the coupling factor fi and the threshold levels. Furthermore, new properties arise, namely simultaneous multimode and off-axis laser emission. With an inhomogeneous excitation of the box, it is possible to selectively excite single modes above the threshold.
The work ends with experimental results of metal structures as additional optical element in the organic microcavity layer. Here, the aim is is to understand the passive influence of these possible contact- devices on the lasing performance. For this purpose, the lasing is studied at an interface of an areal thin metal layer, which is incorporated in the organic layer.
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Terahertz oscillation and stimulated emission from planar microcavitiesGehlhaar, Robert 17 July 2007 (has links)
In the past decades, the miniaturization in optics led to new devices with structural sizes in the range of the light wavelength, where the photonic modes are con- fined and the number of states is limited. In the smallest microcavities, i.e. micrometer sized optical resonators, the propagation of only one mode is permitted that is simultaneously amplified internally. This particularly strong enhancement of the electric field is directly related to the quality factor of the cavity. By introducing an optical dipole into a high-Q microcavity, the spontaneous emission is amplified at the cavity mode frequency enabling stimulated emission in an inverted system. Although some of theses cavity e®ects can only be understood by quantum elec- trodynamic theory, most mechanisms are accessible by classical and semi-classical approaches. In this thesis, one-dimensional planar microcavities with quality factors up to 4500 have been fabricated by physical vapor deposition of dielectric thin films and organic active materials. A new cavity design based on anisotropic dielectric mirrors grown by oblique angle deposition microcavities with two energetically shifted orthogonally polarized modes is presented. The application of these anisotropic structures for terahertz di®erence signal generation is demonstrated in spectrally and time resolved transmission experiments, where optical beats with repetition rates in the terahertz range are observed. Optically pumped organic vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) have been realized by applying an organic solid state laser compound and high reflectance distributed Bragg reflectors. These lasers combine a very low laser threshold with small beam divergence and good stability. A transfer of the anisotropic design towards an organic VCSEL results in the generation of two perpendicularly polarized laser modes with a splitting adjustable by the fabrication conditions. The observation of an oscillation of two laser modes in a photomixing experiment proves a phase coupling mechanism. This demonstrates the potential of the anisotropic cavity design for a passive or active component in a terahertz radiation source or frequency generator. Furthermore, microcavities with two and three coupled resonators are investigated. By the application of time-resolved transmission experiments, spatial oscil- lations of the internal electric field - photonic Bloch oscillations - are successfully demonstrated. In combination with the anisotropic microcavities, this is a second concept for the modulation of transmitted light with terahertz frequencies. All experiments are accompanied by numerical or analytical models. Transmission experiments of continuously incident light and single laser pulses are compared with transfer matrix simulations and Fourier transform based approaches. For the modeling of emission experiments, a plane wave expansion method is successfully used. For the analysis of the organic VCSEL dynamics, we apply a set of rate equations that explains the gain switching process.
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Laterally modified microcavity systems containing organic emittersLangner, Maik 07 April 2011 (has links)
The scope of this work is an in-depth investigation of dielectric mirror microcavities with central organic dye layers, which are preferably modified in at least one lateral dimension. The large quality factor of the planar resonator in conjunction with comparatively stable and spectrally broad emitting molecules allows for a detailed analysis of several aspects of microresonator systems. Their optical properties are analyzed both with transmission and luminescence measurements as well as in the lasing regime.
The first part presents the resonant mode properties of planar and laterally structured microcavities. With the help of a high-resolution imaging micro-photoluminescence setup, working either in the spatial (near field) or vectorial (far field) regime, the polarization splitting is studied in a detuned microcavity, containing the dye 4,4'-bis[(N-carbazole)styryl]biphenyl (BSB-Cz) in a matrix of 4,4'-di(N-carbazolyl)- biphenyl (CBP). With the help of a thickness gradient, a relation between the large spectral distance of the cross-polarized states and the mode position within the stop band is investigated. In shadow-mask prepared, laterally restricted devices (5x5 µm2 square boxes), the three-dimensional confinement introduces sets of discrete modes, which experience a similar polarization splitting. The origin in this case is a different phase shift of electromagnetic waves during internal total reflection at a boundary.
By using a concentration gradient planar microcavity sample of the dye 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-(4-(dimethylamino)styryl)-4H-pyran (DCM) in a tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (Alq3) matrix, the influence of the number of emitters on the lasing characteristics is subsequently analyzed. Depending on the pumping conditions, and thus the involvement of the Förster resonant energy transfer, an optimal composition is identified. After a qualitative evaluation of the long-term stability upon various excitation energies, the attention is focussed to the modification of the stimulated emission properties of photonic boxes. The stronger field concentration and altered density of states leads to a significant improvement of the values for the coupling factor fi and the threshold levels. Furthermore, new properties arise, namely simultaneous multimode and off-axis laser emission. With an inhomogeneous excitation of the box, it is possible to selectively excite single modes above the threshold.
The work ends with experimental results of metal structures as additional optical element in the organic microcavity layer. Here, the aim is is to understand the passive influence of these possible contact- devices on the lasing performance. For this purpose, the lasing is studied at an interface of an areal thin metal layer, which is incorporated in the organic layer.:List of publication
Introduction
Optical properties of dielectric microresonator systems
Sample fabrication and characterization
Resonant mode properties of dielectric mirror microcavities
Lasing from laterally modified organic cavity systems
Conclusion and outlook
Bibliography
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Exciton-Polaritons in ZnO-based Microresonators: Dispersion and OccupationSturm, Chris 26 October 2011 (has links) (PDF)
Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt die Dispersion von Exziton-Polaritonen in ZnO-basierten Mikroresonatoren, welche zum einen theoretisch bezüglich der Eigenschaften der reinen Kavitätsmoden und zum anderen experimentell mittels Photolumineszenz-Spektroskopie und Reflektionsmessungen untersucht wurden. Dabei wird besonders auf die Rolle der linearen Polarisation sowie auf die Besetzung der Exziton-Polaritonen-Zustände eingegangen. Dies ist von Interesse, da diese Mikroresonatoren vielversprechende Kandidaten für die Realisierung eines Exziton-Polariton Kondensates sind, welches ähnliche Eigenschaften wie das klassische Bose-Einstein Kondensat besitzt.
Die Eigenschaften der Exzitonen-Polaritonen werden durch die der beteiligten ungekoppelten Exzitonen und Photonen bestimmt. Im Falle der Photonen hängen diese stark von der linearen Polarisation ab, da es sich bei der ZnO-Kavität um ein optisch anisotropes Material handelt. Mittels einer entwickelten Näherung für die Berechnung der Kavitätsmoden, welche die optische Anisotropie der Kavität sowie die endliche Ausdehnung der Spiegel berücksichtigt, konnte gezeigt werden, dass im Falle der hier verwendeten ZnO-Kavität die optische Anisotropie zu einer Reduktion der Energieaufspaltung zw. der s- und p-polarisierten Mode im sichtbaren Spektralbereich führt. Der allgemeine Fall einer optisch anisotropen Kavität wird ebenfalls diskutiert.
In den untersuchten ZnO-basierten Mikroresonatoren konnte eine starke Wechselwirkung zwischen Exzitonen und Photonen bis zu einer Temperatur von T = 410 K beobachten werden. Dabei wurde eine maximale Kopplungsstärke von 55 meV bei T = 10 K ermittelt. Anhand des beobachteten Verlaufs der Dispersion der Exziton-Polaritonen konnten in einem Mikroresonator Hinweise für eine zusätzliche Kopplung zwischen gebundenen Exzitonen und Photonen gefunden werden. Des Weiteren zeigte die Dispersion der Exziton-Polaritonen eine starke Polarisationsabhängigkeit. Eine maximale Energieaufspaltung des unteren Zweiges für die beiden linearen Polarisationen von 6 meV bei einem starken negativen Detuning von -70 meV wurde beobachtet. Es wird gezeigt, dass diese hohe Energieaufspaltung einen großen Einfluss auf die Besetzung der Zustände der Exziton-Polaritonzweige hat. Unter Verwendung verschiedener Anregungsleistungen und einer keilartigen Kavität wurde der Einfluss des Detunings systematisch auf die Besetzung der Exziton-Polaritonzustände untersucht und diskutiert. Es konnte eine Voraussage für den optimalen Detuning – Temperaturbereich für eine mögliche Kondensation getroffen werden. Erste Beobachtungen eines Kondensates in einem der Resonatoren bestätigen die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden Arbeit.
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Exciton-Polaritons in ZnO-based Microresonators: Dispersion and OccupationSturm, Chris 16 September 2011 (has links)
Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt die Dispersion von Exziton-Polaritonen in ZnO-basierten Mikroresonatoren, welche zum einen theoretisch bezüglich der Eigenschaften der reinen Kavitätsmoden und zum anderen experimentell mittels Photolumineszenz-Spektroskopie und Reflektionsmessungen untersucht wurden. Dabei wird besonders auf die Rolle der linearen Polarisation sowie auf die Besetzung der Exziton-Polaritonen-Zustände eingegangen. Dies ist von Interesse, da diese Mikroresonatoren vielversprechende Kandidaten für die Realisierung eines Exziton-Polariton Kondensates sind, welches ähnliche Eigenschaften wie das klassische Bose-Einstein Kondensat besitzt.
Die Eigenschaften der Exzitonen-Polaritonen werden durch die der beteiligten ungekoppelten Exzitonen und Photonen bestimmt. Im Falle der Photonen hängen diese stark von der linearen Polarisation ab, da es sich bei der ZnO-Kavität um ein optisch anisotropes Material handelt. Mittels einer entwickelten Näherung für die Berechnung der Kavitätsmoden, welche die optische Anisotropie der Kavität sowie die endliche Ausdehnung der Spiegel berücksichtigt, konnte gezeigt werden, dass im Falle der hier verwendeten ZnO-Kavität die optische Anisotropie zu einer Reduktion der Energieaufspaltung zw. der s- und p-polarisierten Mode im sichtbaren Spektralbereich führt. Der allgemeine Fall einer optisch anisotropen Kavität wird ebenfalls diskutiert.
In den untersuchten ZnO-basierten Mikroresonatoren konnte eine starke Wechselwirkung zwischen Exzitonen und Photonen bis zu einer Temperatur von T = 410 K beobachten werden. Dabei wurde eine maximale Kopplungsstärke von 55 meV bei T = 10 K ermittelt. Anhand des beobachteten Verlaufs der Dispersion der Exziton-Polaritonen konnten in einem Mikroresonator Hinweise für eine zusätzliche Kopplung zwischen gebundenen Exzitonen und Photonen gefunden werden. Des Weiteren zeigte die Dispersion der Exziton-Polaritonen eine starke Polarisationsabhängigkeit. Eine maximale Energieaufspaltung des unteren Zweiges für die beiden linearen Polarisationen von 6 meV bei einem starken negativen Detuning von -70 meV wurde beobachtet. Es wird gezeigt, dass diese hohe Energieaufspaltung einen großen Einfluss auf die Besetzung der Zustände der Exziton-Polaritonzweige hat. Unter Verwendung verschiedener Anregungsleistungen und einer keilartigen Kavität wurde der Einfluss des Detunings systematisch auf die Besetzung der Exziton-Polaritonzustände untersucht und diskutiert. Es konnte eine Voraussage für den optimalen Detuning – Temperaturbereich für eine mögliche Kondensation getroffen werden. Erste Beobachtungen eines Kondensates in einem der Resonatoren bestätigen die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden Arbeit.
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