Zinc oxide(ZnO)optical microcavity modulated UV lasers have been attracting a wide range of research interests.As one of the most important materials in developing high quality microcavity and efficient UV evisible op...Zinc oxide(ZnO)optical microcavity modulated UV lasers have been attracting a wide range of research interests.As one of the most important materials in developing high quality microcavity and efficient UV evisible optoelectronic devices due to its wide band gap(3.37 eV)and large exciton binding energy(~60 meV).In this review,we summarized the latest development of ZnO optical cavity based microlasers,mainly including Fabry-Perot mode lasers and whispering gallery mode lasers.The synthesis and optical studies of ZnO optical microcavities with different morphologies were discussed in detail.Finally,we also consider that the research focus in the near future would include new nanotechnology and physical effects,such as nano/micro fabrication,surface plasmon enhancement,and quantum dot coupling,which may result in new and interesting physical phenomena.展开更多
基金This work was supported financially by the NSFC(61378074,61475173,61675219)Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS.
文摘Zinc oxide(ZnO)optical microcavity modulated UV lasers have been attracting a wide range of research interests.As one of the most important materials in developing high quality microcavity and efficient UV evisible optoelectronic devices due to its wide band gap(3.37 eV)and large exciton binding energy(~60 meV).In this review,we summarized the latest development of ZnO optical cavity based microlasers,mainly including Fabry-Perot mode lasers and whispering gallery mode lasers.The synthesis and optical studies of ZnO optical microcavities with different morphologies were discussed in detail.Finally,we also consider that the research focus in the near future would include new nanotechnology and physical effects,such as nano/micro fabrication,surface plasmon enhancement,and quantum dot coupling,which may result in new and interesting physical phenomena.
