Tunable vertical cavity microlasers based on MAPbI3 phase change perovskite

Perovskite semiconductors show great promise as gain media for all-solution-processed single-mode microlasers. However, despite the recent efforts to improve their lasing performance, achieving tunable single-mode microlasers remains challenging. In this work, we address this challenge by demonstrat...

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Main Authors: Rongzi Wang, Ying Su, Hongji Fan, Chengxiang Qi, Shuang Zhang, Tun Cao
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Published: Institue of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.oejournal.org/article/doi/10.29026/oea.2025.240220
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Ying Su
Hongji Fan
Chengxiang Qi
Shuang Zhang
Tun Cao
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Hongji Fan
Chengxiang Qi
Shuang Zhang
Tun Cao
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description Perovskite semiconductors show great promise as gain media for all-solution-processed single-mode microlasers. However, despite the recent efforts to improve their lasing performance, achieving tunable single-mode microlasers remains challenging. In this work, we address this challenge by demonstrating a tunable vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) employing a tunable gain medium of halide phase-change perovskites-specifically MAPbI3 perovskite, sandwiched between two highly reflective mirrors composed of bottom-distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs). This VCSEL possesses single-mode lasing emission with a low threshold of 23.5 μJ cm−2 under 160 K, attributed to strong optical confinement in the high-quality (Q) cavity. Upon the phase change of MAPbI3 perovskite, both its gain and dielectric constant changes dramatically, enabling a wide (Δλ >9 nm) and temperature-sensitive (0.30 nm K−1 rate) spectral tunability of lasing mode in the near-infrared (N-IR) region. The laser displays excellent stability, demonstrating an 80% lifetime of >2.4×107 pulses excitation. Our findings may provide a versatile platform for the next generation of tunable coherent light sources.
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spelling doaj-art-a6ce9881b3064e0bb6a6b05959efcd122025-08-20T03:32:41ZengInstitue of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of SciencesOpto-Electronic Advances2096-45792025-04-018411110.29026/oea.2025.240220OEA-2024-0220CaotunTunable vertical cavity microlasers based on MAPbI3 phase change perovskiteRongzi Wang0Ying Su1Hongji Fan2Chengxiang Qi3Shuang Zhang4Tun Cao5School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaPerovskite semiconductors show great promise as gain media for all-solution-processed single-mode microlasers. However, despite the recent efforts to improve their lasing performance, achieving tunable single-mode microlasers remains challenging. In this work, we address this challenge by demonstrating a tunable vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) employing a tunable gain medium of halide phase-change perovskites-specifically MAPbI3 perovskite, sandwiched between two highly reflective mirrors composed of bottom-distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs). This VCSEL possesses single-mode lasing emission with a low threshold of 23.5 μJ cm−2 under 160 K, attributed to strong optical confinement in the high-quality (Q) cavity. Upon the phase change of MAPbI3 perovskite, both its gain and dielectric constant changes dramatically, enabling a wide (Δλ >9 nm) and temperature-sensitive (0.30 nm K−1 rate) spectral tunability of lasing mode in the near-infrared (N-IR) region. The laser displays excellent stability, demonstrating an 80% lifetime of >2.4×107 pulses excitation. Our findings may provide a versatile platform for the next generation of tunable coherent light sources.https://www.oejournal.org/article/doi/10.29026/oea.2025.240220tunableperovskitephase changevertical cavity surface emitting laser
spellingShingle Rongzi Wang
Ying Su
Hongji Fan
Chengxiang Qi
Shuang Zhang
Tun Cao
Tunable vertical cavity microlasers based on MAPbI3 phase change perovskite
Opto-Electronic Advances
tunable
perovskite
phase change
vertical cavity surface emitting laser
title Tunable vertical cavity microlasers based on MAPbI3 phase change perovskite
title_full Tunable vertical cavity microlasers based on MAPbI3 phase change perovskite
title_fullStr Tunable vertical cavity microlasers based on MAPbI3 phase change perovskite
title_full_unstemmed Tunable vertical cavity microlasers based on MAPbI3 phase change perovskite
title_short Tunable vertical cavity microlasers based on MAPbI3 phase change perovskite
title_sort tunable vertical cavity microlasers based on mapbi3 phase change perovskite
topic tunable
perovskite
phase change
vertical cavity surface emitting laser
url https://www.oejournal.org/article/doi/10.29026/oea.2025.240220
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