Author(s): Koulas-Simos, A (Koulas-Simos, Aris); Sinatkas, G (Sinatkas, Georgios); Zhang, TP (Zhang, Taiping); Xu, JL (Xu, Jia-Lu); Hayenga, WE (Hayenga, William E.); Kan, Q (Kan, Qiang); Zhang, RK (Zhang, Ruikang); Khajavikhan, M (Khajavikhan, Mercedeh); Ning, CZ (Ning, Cun-Zheng); Reitzenstein, S (Reitzenstein, Stephan)

Source: OPTICS EXPRESS Volume: 30 Issue: 12 Pages: 21664-21678 DOI: 10.1364/OE.458513 Published: JUN 6 2022

Abstract: We report on the extraction of silver losses in the range 10 K-180 K by performing temperature-dependent micro-photoluminescence measurements in conjunction with numerical simulations on silver-coated nanolasers around near-infrared telecommunication wavelengths. By mapping changes in the quality factor of nanolasers into silver-loss variations, the imaginary part of silver permittivity is extracted at cryogenic temperatures. The latter is estimated to reach values an order of magnitude lower than room-temperature values. Temperature-dependent values for the thermo-optic coefficient of III-V semiconductors occupying the cavity are estimated as well. This data is missing from the literature and is crucial for precise device modeling. Our results can be useful for device designing, the theoretical validation of experimental observations as well as the evaluation of thermal effects in silver-coated nanophotonic structures. (C) 2022 Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Optica Open Access Publishing Agreement

Accession Number: WOS:000810533400115

ISSN: 1094-4087

Full Text: https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-30-12-21664&id=476370