Improvement of Output Extraction Efficiency by Optimizing Edge Structure of Circular Defect in Photonic Crystal Laser

Abstract

We aim to achieve wavelength division multiplexing with a circular defect in two‐dimensional photonic crystal (CirD) laser that has an orthogonal lattice waveguide (OLW). In a simulation, we calculate the output extraction efficiency to discover a structure in which stronger optical output can be extracted for the CirD laser with OLW. Consequently, adjusting the edge face position and applying a semicircular port can strengthen the energy extracted from the edge face. This appears to be caused by changing the positional relationship between the standing wave mode and the edge face. Furthermore, the OLW‐W1 structure proposed in this report can achieve higher output extraction efficiency than the conventional OLW. The transmittance is enhanced by changing the structure near the edge face because this improves the matching of light speed in different media.