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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Optics
  • Semiconductor Science

Background:

  • Semiconductor microcavities exhibit complex spatiotemporal lasing dynamics.
  • Ray dynamics, whether integrable or chaotic, significantly influence these lasing behaviors.
  • Optical propagation directionality affects intensity variations and nonlinear light-matter interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally investigate spatiotemporal lasing dynamics in semiconductor microcavities.
  • To understand the impact of classical ray dynamics on lasing behavior.
  • To explore how cavity geometry influences lasing dynamics and nonlinear interactions.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental investigation of semiconductor microcavities with diverse geometries.
  • Analysis of spatiotemporal lasing dynamics.
  • Characterization of ray dynamics (integrable and chaotic).

Main Results:

  • Lasing dynamics are primarily governed by the local directionality of ray trajectories.
  • Optical propagation directionality determines intensity variation length scales.
  • Wavelength-scale variations stabilize lasing; longer-scale modulations induce filamentation and pulsations.

Conclusions:

  • Classical ray dynamics directly impact semiconductor microcavity lasing.
  • Cavity geometry engineering offers a pathway to control lasing dynamics.
  • Understanding ray dynamics is key to managing nonlinear light-matter interactions in microcavities.