Title :
Observations of photon localization in disordered arrays of coupled vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers
Author :
Pier, H. ; Golshani, Amir ; Kapon, Eli ; Moser, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Fed. Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We present an experimental study of phase locking in one- to two-dimensional deliberately disordered VCSEL arrays. They represent a model for photonic lattices, in which photon localization effects can be studied quantitatively. Understanding the behavior of such disordered systems is also essential to improve coupled-array devices, because inhomogeneous wafer material or processing imperfections fundamentally limit phase locking in one- to two-dimensional coupled arrays of semiconductor lasers.
Keywords :
optical phase locked loops; photonic band gap; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; disordered VCSEL arrays; one-dimensional coupled arrays; optical impurities; phase locking; photon localization; photonic lattices; semiconductor laser arrays; two-dimensional coupled arrays; Laser mode locking; Lattices; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical materials; Phased arrays; Semiconductor device modeling; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor materials; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.675959
