Photonics (Feb 2024)

High-Power Terahertz Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Laser with High Beam Quality

  • Junhong Liu,
  • Yunfei Xu,
  • Rusong Li,
  • Jinchuan Zhang,
  • Ning Zhuo,
  • Junqi Liu,
  • Lijun Wang,
  • Fengmin Cheng,
  • Shuman Liu,
  • Fengqi Liu,
  • Quanyong Lu,
  • Shenqiang Zhai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11020150
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 2
p. 150

Abstract

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The photonic crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) has attracted much attention due to the advantages of a small far-field divergence angle and high output power. Here, we report a high-power terahertz (THz) photonic crystal laser with high beam quality through the optimization of the absorption boundary condition and the introduction of the symmetrically distributed electrodes. Single-mode surface emission at 3.4 THz with the maximum peak output power of 50 mW is demonstrated. Meanwhile, a high symmetric far-field pattern with C6 symmetry and a small divergence angle is achieved. In this device, the integration of the stable single-mode operation, high beam quality and high output power is realized, which may have great significance for practical applications.

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