Spin-polarized lasing in a photonic lattice

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Main Authors: Otermin, A. Herrero, Zambon, N. Carlon, Bieganowska, A., Jabeen, F., Viña, L., Antón-Solanas, C.
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Published: 2026
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author Otermin, A. Herrero
Zambon, N. Carlon
Bieganowska, A.
Jabeen, F.
Viña, L.
Antón-Solanas, C.
author_facet Otermin, A. Herrero
Zambon, N. Carlon
Bieganowska, A.
Jabeen, F.
Viña, L.
Antón-Solanas, C.
contents We characterize spin-polarized lasing in a two-dimensional photonic lattice fabricated from a GaAs/InGaAs semiconductor microcavity sample. The lattice is defined by a staggered arrangement of rounded rectangular micrometric mesas that laterally confine and couple the optical modes. Polarization-, angle-, and energy-resolved micro-photoluminescence measurements reveal the transition from the strong-coupling regime to photon lasing, accompanied by extended spatial coherence across several lattice unit cells. Under circularly polarized nonresonant excitation, the emitted light acquires a controllable circular polarization whose handedness follows that of the pump. These results establish photonic-lattice VCSELs as a platform for spin-controlled coherent emission in extended optical systems.
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spellingShingle Spin-polarized lasing in a photonic lattice
Otermin, A. Herrero
Zambon, N. Carlon
Bieganowska, A.
Jabeen, F.
Viña, L.
Antón-Solanas, C.
Optics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We characterize spin-polarized lasing in a two-dimensional photonic lattice fabricated from a GaAs/InGaAs semiconductor microcavity sample. The lattice is defined by a staggered arrangement of rounded rectangular micrometric mesas that laterally confine and couple the optical modes. Polarization-, angle-, and energy-resolved micro-photoluminescence measurements reveal the transition from the strong-coupling regime to photon lasing, accompanied by extended spatial coherence across several lattice unit cells. Under circularly polarized nonresonant excitation, the emitted light acquires a controllable circular polarization whose handedness follows that of the pump. These results establish photonic-lattice VCSELs as a platform for spin-controlled coherent emission in extended optical systems.
title Spin-polarized lasing in a photonic lattice
topic Optics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.20927