Advanced Science (Nov 2019)

Two Photon–Pumped Whispering‐Gallery Mode Lasing and Dynamic Regulation

  • Junfeng Lu,
  • Fangtao Li,
  • Wenda Ma,
  • Jufang Hu,
  • Yiyao Peng,
  • Zheng Yang,
  • Qiushuo Chen,
  • Chunxiang Xu,
  • Caofeng Pan,
  • Zhong Lin Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201900916
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 22
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Realizing the dynamic regulation of nonlinear optical signals has a great scientific significance for the development of new‐type nonlinear optoelectronic devices and expands its application in the field of laser technology, spectroscopy, material structure analysis, etc. Here, two photon absorption–induced whispering‐gallery mode lasing from a single ZnO microresonator with a relatively low lasing threshold (15 µW) and high quality factor (Q ≈ 3200) under ambient conditions is demonstrated. Furthermore, success is achieved in obtaining the dynamic regulation of two photon–pumped lasing mode in the UV gain region. The corresponding resonant wavelength can be tuned dynamically from 388.99 and 391.12 to 390.01 and 392.12 nm for TE33 and TE32 modes, respectively. This work provides a new strategy for building high‐performance mode‐adjustable frequency upconversion lasers.

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