Berkeley Surface Emitting Laser (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley Surface Emitting Laser

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Schematic of the Berkeley Surface Emitting Laser (BerkSEL) illustrating the pump beam (blue) and the lasing beam (red). The unconventional design of the semiconductor membrane synchronizes all unit-cells (or resonators) in phase so that they are all participating in the lasing mode.

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Image courtesy of the Boubacar Kanté group

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