Exceptional Point Singularities in Multi-Section DFB Lasers

A laser exhibits both controllable gain and loss and, under proper design conditions, is an ideal non-Hermitian system allowing the direct observation and engineering of spectral singularities such as exceptional points (EPs). A dual section distributed feedback (DFB) quantum cascade laser (QCL) is...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2022-03
Main Authors: Shahmohammadi, Mehran, Süess, Martin J, Peretti, Romain, Kapsalidis, Filippos, rer, Andres, Beck, Mattias, Faist, Jérôme
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coupling
Fabry-Perot interferometers
Lasers
Quantum cascade lasers
Singularities
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Summary:A laser exhibits both controllable gain and loss and, under proper design conditions, is an ideal non-Hermitian system allowing the direct observation and engineering of spectral singularities such as exceptional points (EPs). A dual section distributed feedback (DFB) quantum cascade laser (QCL) is a prototype of such a system, allowing the controlled coupling of a ladder of cavity Fabry-Perot (FP) modes to a quarter wave shifted DFB mode. Tuning the coupling strength and the gain difference between these two set of modes enables probing the regimes from weak coupling to strong coupling and the robust observation of exceptional point singularities. At these exceptional points, the laser exhibits a sequence of lasing and coherent prefect absorption dynamics1,2 when pumped above transparency. Additionally, the pumping scheme allows the deliberate lifting of the exceptional point degeneracy. These results show that dual section QCL is a perfect platform to study exceptional points because the coupling parameter and system loss can be tuned in a single device.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2203.03352