VCSEL-pumped photonic crystal lasers

Author

O´Brien, J.D. ; Lee, P.-T. ; Cao, J.-R. ; Kim, C. ; Kim, W.J. ; Choi, S.-J. ; Dapkus, P.D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

24-24 May 2002

Abstract

Summary form only given. We report on our work on VCSEL-pumped photonic crystal lasers beginning with a discussion of the cavity design based on finite-difference time-domain and finite element numerical simulations. The loss in these cavities can be controlled by engineering the photonic lattice as well as by engineering the epitaxial layer thicknesses. We discuss the trade-offs involved in obtaining high Q, vertically emitting laser cavities.

Keywords

Q-factor; finite difference time-domain analysis; finite element analysis; laser arrays; laser cavity resonators; optical pumping; photonic crystals; solid lasers; surface emitting lasers; CW operation; VCSEL-pumped photonic crystal lasers; cavity design; cavity loss engineering; epitaxial layer thicknesses; finite element numerical simulations; finite-difference time-domain numerical simulations; high Q; multiwavelength arrays; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Lattices; Numerical simulation; Optical control; Optical design; Optical losses; Photonic crystals; Thickness control; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-706-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033993

Filename

1033993