Analytical calculation of transverse mode characteristics in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Author

Valle, A. ; Pesquera, L.

Author_Institution

Fac. de Ciencias, Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only given. An analytical method to calculate the multi-transverse mode static characteristics of index-guided VCSELs is presented. The steady-state solution of a model that takes into account the spatial dependence of both the electrical field and the carrier density profiles is calculated by using the Green´s function method. The power of the transverse modes is then obtained by solving a linear set of equations of which the coefficients are simple integrals involving modal and injected current density profiles. The results obtained with this method are in good agreement with numerical simulations of the model.

Keywords

Green´s function methods; laser modes; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; Green´s function method; carrier density profiles; electrical field; index-guided VCSEL; injected current density profiles; linear set of equations; modal profiles; numerical simulation; spatial dependence; steady-state solution; transverse mode static characteristics; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; Computational modeling; Integral equations; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical noise; Performance analysis; Steady-state; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6319-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910107

Filename

910107