Title :
Passive cavity surface emitting laser
Author :
Lott, James A. ; Shchukin, Vitaly A. ; Ledentsov, Nikolay N. ; Kasten, Ansas M. ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
VI Syst. GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Demonstrated is a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) formed by a passive half-wavelength cavity and a quarter-wavelength active gain region, wherein the said gain region resides in one of the VCSEL´s distributed Bragg reflectors. The device concept invites extensive opportunities for innovation in the combinations of materials and gain region placements that may be used to construct surface emitting devices.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; surface emitting lasers; distributed Bragg reflectors; passive cavity surface emitting laser; passive half-wavelength cavity; quarter-wavelength active gain region; vertical cavity surface emitting laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2011.0955
