Title :
Nano-aperture VCSELs
Author_Institution :
Microsyst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama
Abstract :
We demonstrate metal nano-aperture VCSELs for sub-wavelength optical near-filed probing with strong plasmon enhancement. The plasmonic VCSEL structure is useful for achieving high-resolution optical near-field probes as well as for controlling the polarization of VCSELs
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; nanostructured materials; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; surface plasmon resonance; nanoaperture VCSEL; plasmon enhancement; plasmonic VCSEL structure; subwavelength optical near-filed probing; Apertures; Optical arrays; Optical feedback; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Plasmons; Probes; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279205
