Ray-wave correspondence in lima\ifmmode \mbox{\c{c}}\else \c{c}\fi{}on-shaped semiconductor microcavities

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Ray-wave correspondence in limaçon-shaped semiconductor microcavities

Susumu Shinohara, Martina Hentschel, Jan Wiersig, Takahiko Sasaki, and Takahisa Harayama

Phys. Rev. A 80, 031801(R) – Published 3 September 2009

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The limaçon-shaped semiconductor microcavity is a ray-chaotic cavity sustaining low-loss modes with mostly unidirectional emission patterns. Investigating these modes systematically, we show that the modes correspond to ray description collectively rather than individually. In addition, we present experimental data on multimode lasing emission patterns that show high unidirectionality and closely agree with the ray description. The origin of this agreement is well explained by the collective correspondence mechanism.

Received 15 June 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.80.031801

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Susumu Shinohara¹, Martina Hentschel¹, Jan Wiersig², Takahiko Sasaki³, and Takahisa Harayama⁴

¹Max-Planck-Institut für Physik Komplexer Systeme, Nöthnitzer Straße 38, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
²Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Magdeburg, Postfach 4120, D-39016 Magdeburg, Germany
³Center for Nano Materials and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
⁴NTT Communication Science Laboratories, NTT Corporation, 2-4 Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0237, Japan

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Ray-wave correspondence in limaçon-shaped semiconductor microcavities

Susumu Shinohara, Martina Hentschel, Jan Wiersig, Takahiko Sasaki, and Takahisa Harayama

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