Title :
Electrically pumped, edge-emitting, large-area photonic crystal lasers with straight and angled facets
Author :
Zhu, Lin ; Chak, Philip ; Poon, Joyce K S ; DeRose, Guy A. ; Yariv, Amnon ; Scherer, Axel
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate electrically pumped, edge-emitting, large-area photonic crystal lasers. Effective index-guided and Bragg-guided lasing modes are obtained depending on the design of photonic crystal and facets.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; laser modes; optical materials; photonic crystals; refractive index; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; Bragg-guided lasing modes; angled facets; effective index-guided lasing modes; electrically pumped semiconductor photonic crystal laser; large-area edge-emitting lasers; straight facets; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lattices; Optical reflection; Photonic crystals; Pump lasers; Scanning electron microscopy; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452686
