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High-power electrically pumped terahertz topological laser based on a surface metallic Dirac-vortex cavity

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  • Junhong Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yunfei Xu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Rusong Li

    (Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences)

  • Yongqiang Sun

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Kaiyao Xin

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jinchuan Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Quanyong Lu

    (Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences)

  • Ning Zhuo

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Junqi Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lijun Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Fengmin Cheng

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Shuman Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Fengqi Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Shenqiang Zhai

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Topological lasers (TLs) have attracted widespread attention due to their mode robustness against perturbations or defects. Among them, electrically pumped TLs have gained extensive research interest due to their advantages of compact size and easy integration. Nevertheless, limited studies on electrically pumped TLs have been reported in the terahertz (THz) and telecom wavelength ranges with relatively low output powers, causing a wide gap between practical applications. Here, we introduce a surface metallic Dirac-vortex cavity (SMDC) design to solve the difficulty of increasing power for electrically pumped TLs in the THz spectral range. Due to the strong coupling between the SMDC and the active region, robust 2D topological defect lasing modes are obtained. More importantly, enough gain and large radiative efficiency provided by the SMDC bring in the increase of the output power to a maximum peak power of 150 mW which demonstrates the practical application potential of electrically pumped TLs.

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  • Junhong Liu & Yunfei Xu & Rusong Li & Yongqiang Sun & Kaiyao Xin & Jinchuan Zhang & Quanyong Lu & Ning Zhuo & Junqi Liu & Lijun Wang & Fengmin Cheng & Shuman Liu & Fengqi Liu & Shenqiang Zhai, 2024. "High-power electrically pumped terahertz topological laser based on a surface metallic Dirac-vortex cavity," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-48788-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48788-y
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