Abstract: 

Microdisk lasers are tiny devices that produce very clean laser beams (Single mode). Even though their size is small (i.e. small mode volume) they can retain energy efficiently with considerably less losses. Thus they are categorised as high Q resonators. Owing to this high Q values they enable the creation of ultrasmall devices with extremely low operational current and low losses which inevitably enhances the continuous wave performance. The size of Microdisks can be changed to change the lasing colour (i.e. mode). All these factors make Microdisks a strong contender for next generation advanced photonic applications.

 

Even though these devices are very useful and promising, no detail modelling has been performed yet. In the proposed research, I intend to accurately model the operation under various conditions and analyze the performances. The model will include necessary material and physical parameters to engineer Microdisk lasers.

 

About the Speaker:

Vajira is a Masters Research student with the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at Monash University, Clayton campus.