Title : 
Quasi-guided-optical-waveguide VCSELs for single-mode high-power applications
         
        
            Author : 
Jin, Zhian ; Tummidi, Ravi S. ; Gupta, Yush P. ; Schindler, David M. ; Tansu, Nelson
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Novel quasi-guided optical waveguide (QGOW) VCSELs is presented and analyzed for lateral mode control in large-aperture single-mode high-power VCSELs, with large modal discrimination in excess of 20 cm-1 and low fundamental mode loss.
         
        
            Keywords : 
laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical control; optical losses; surface emitting lasers; waveguide lasers; fundamental mode loss; large-aperture single-mode; lateral mode control; modal discrimination; quasiguided-optical-waveguide VCSEL; single-mode high-power laser; Apertures; Laser modes; Optical interconnections; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers; (230.0250) Optoelectronics; (250.7260) Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Long Beach, CA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-55752-813-1
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-55752-813-1
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628424