Title :
Novel Surface Emitting Laser using High-Contrast Subwavelength Grating
Author :
Zhou, Ye ; Huang, Michael C Y ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
We present a new class of surface emitting lasers utilizing a single-layer high-index-contrast subwavelength grating, instead of conventional DBR. Single polarization mode emission with low threshold current and 1 mW output power was obtained at 850 nm wavelength
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflectors; laser cavity resonators; optical fabrication; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1 mW; 850 nm; conventional DBR; low threshold current; single polarization mode emission; single-layer high-contrast subwavelength grating; surface emitting laser; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Mirrors; Optical polarization; Power generation; Reflectivity; Reluctance generators; Surface emitting lasers; Threshold current; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2006. Conference Digest. 2006 IEEE 20th International
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9560-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2006.1708109
