Room temperature electrically pumped topological insulator lasers

Topological insulator lasers offer robustness and efficiency due to their unique properties but usually require cryogenic temperatures or optical pumping. Here the authors demonstrate an electrically pumped topological insulator laser operating at room temperature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jae-Hyuck Choi, William E. Hayenga, Yuzhou G. N. Liu, Midya Parto, Babak Bahari, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, Mercedeh Khajavikhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23718-4