The spectrum of a three-dimensional Rayleigh-Fabry-Perot microdisk cavity of a photonic quantum-ring laser is analyzed for angle-dependent emission modes. It is shown that joint consideration of the Fabry-Perot resonance condition and the whispering-gallery mode boundary condition explains the emitting angles and spectral distribution of the cavity modes well.
We have observed the emission spectra of three-dimensional Rayleigh-Fabry-Perot cavity whispering-gallery modes from photonic quantum ring lasers that give rise to uniform angular mode spacing in space. The observed angular distribution (0 degrees approximately 30 degrees) of the emission modes is linear with respect to the mode number. For example, the average angular mode spacing is 0.95 degrees with a standard deviation of 0.098 degrees for a 20-microm-diameter laser, whose potential angle-resolving power is promising for angle-sensing applications in the future.
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