Rushin Contractor

EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley

Technical Report No. UCB/

May 1, 2024

http://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/Hold/4a8eaa82bc5427e0e33018f11b83cc39.pdf

Selecting a single optical mode in a cavity has been central to laser technology since its inception. Despite this, semiconductor lasers, crucial in a wide range of applications from consumer electronics to specialized medical and defense equipment, face significant challenges in maintaining single-mode operation, especially in larger cavities.

This thesis represents an interdisciplinary endeavor, merging semiconductor optics, photonic devices, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, condensed matter physics, and atomic physics to engineer a laser that sustains single-mode operation regardless of cavity size. The core strategy involves a photonic crystal-based approach to enhance single-mode operation and the nature of wave confinement in cavities is also explored in the process. These advancements not only mark a significant step in laser technology but also open new potential for light-matter interaction in various scientific and technological domains.

Advisors: Boubacar Kanté

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BibTeX citation:

@phdthesis{Contractor:31184,
    Author= {Contractor, Rushin},
    Title= {Scaling of Single-Mode Operation in Lasers},
    School= {EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley},
    Year= {2024},
    Number= {UCB/},
    Abstract= {Selecting a single optical mode in a cavity has been central to laser technology since its inception. Despite this, semiconductor lasers, crucial in a wide range of applications from consumer electronics to specialized medical and defense equipment, face significant challenges in maintaining single-mode operation, especially in larger cavities.

This thesis represents an interdisciplinary endeavor, merging semiconductor optics, photonic devices, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, condensed matter physics, and atomic physics to engineer a laser that sustains single-mode operation regardless of cavity size. The core strategy involves a photonic crystal-based approach to enhance single-mode operation and the nature of wave confinement in cavities is also explored in the process. These advancements not only mark a significant step in laser technology but also open new potential for light-matter interaction in various scientific and technological domains.},
}

EndNote citation:

%0 Thesis
%A Contractor, Rushin 
%T Scaling of Single-Mode Operation in Lasers
%I EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley
%D 2024
%8 May 1
%@ UCB/
%F Contractor:31184