DocumentCode
2879517
Title
Thermal lensing in oxide-confined, single-mode VCSELs
Author
Amatya, Reja ; Lüerssen, Dietrich ; Farzaneh, Maryam ; Hudgings, Janice A.
Author_Institution
Eng. Dept., Smith Coll., Northampton, MA
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
High spatial and thermal resolution measurements of the surface temperature of an operating single-mode oxide-confined VCSEL are reported. We show that the beam waist scales with the focal length of the thermal lens.
Keywords
laser beams; laser modes; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; thermal lensing; beam waist scales; oxide-confined single-mode VCSEL; surface temperature; thermal lensing; thermal resolution measurement; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; Apertures; Optical beams; Optical surface waves; Spatial resolution; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature; Thermal lensing; Thermoreflectance; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wavelength measurement; (000.2170) Equipment and techniques; (110.6820) Thermal imaging; (120.6780) Temperature; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers; (250.7260) Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628733
Filename
4628733
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