Title :
Engineering surface-emitting annular Bragg lasers for single-mode, high-efficiency, high-power applications
Author :
Sun, Xiankai ; Yariv, Amnon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
Including the effect of vertical resonant emission, we analyze modal properties of surface-emitting annular Bragg lasers and suggest design guidelines with numerical demonstration of large-area, high-efficiency, single-mode lasing in such lasers.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser modes; laser stability; optical design techniques; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; modal properties; single-mode laser; surface-emitting annular Bragg laser; vertical resonant emission; Distributed feedback devices; Equations; Gratings; Guidelines; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical resonators; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Bragg reflectors; integrated optics; surface-emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688736
