Extremely high Q and unidirectional laser emission due to combination of the Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser barrier and the chaotic sea in a dielectric microdisk

Abstract

Emission characteristics of an oval-shaped microcavity laser are studied. In experiments, modes localized on periodic orbits emit unidirectionally with a narrow in-plane divergence angle of about 12 deg. The origin of high directionality is elucidated by means of classical ray dynamics. Wave calculations show that the Q-factors of the resonances are higher than 108. We explain this extraordinary high Q-factor in relation with a dynamical barrier region where Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser curves significantly obstruct leakages of resonances. © 2018 Optical Society of America.