Title :
Coupled VCSEL arrays: a model system for two-dimensional photonic crystals
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Phys. Nanostructures, Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Coupled arrays of VCSELs are employed as a model for two-dimensional photonic crystals, making possible the investigation of optical disorder, strain and photonic heterostructure confinement experimentally and theoretically.
Keywords :
laser modes; laser theory; photonic crystals; semiconductor device models; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; coupled VCSEL arrays; optical disorder; photonic heterostructure confinement; two-dimensional photonic crystals; Capacitive sensors; Lattices; Lithography; Optical arrays; Optical design; Optical surface waves; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
All-Optical Networking: Existing and Emerging Architecture and Applications/Dynamic Enablers of Next-Generation Optical Communications Systems/Fast Optical Processing in Optical Transmission/VCSEL and
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7378-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027612
