title: Port output of metallo-dielectric confined circular microlasers.
abstract: Port output of metallo-dielectric confined circular microlasers directly connected with a coupling waveguide in radial direction is presented and numerically investigated by the finite-difference time-domain method and the Padé approximation. The quality factors of fundamental whispering-gallery modes confined in microlasers with dimensions of around 1 μm do not deteriorate until the output waveguide can support a one-order guided wave. The port-output metallo-dielectric microlasers with low threshold are expected. In addition, the mode characteristics of port-output metallo-dielectric microlasers are studied based on ample modes of larger cavity, where coupled modes and standing-wave-like modes dominate in the cavity with a wide output port.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronic Engineering, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. chekaijun@xmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Kai-Jun
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: Yong-Zhen
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hui-Ying
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhi-Ping
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Cai