Title :
Leaky mode vertical-cavity lasers using cavity resonance modification
Author :
Choquette, Kent D. ; Hadley, G Ronald ; Hou, H.Q. ; Geib, Kent M. ; Hammons, B.E.
Author_Institution :
Center for Compound Semicond. Sci. & Technol., Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report the first conclusive demonstration of VCSEL antiguiding behavior induced by lateral modifications of the cavity resonance that produce single transverse mode operation to >13 times threshold. Antiguided lasers use a higher refractive index surrounding the laser cavity to produce greater loss for higher-order modes (which have greater extent outside the cavity).
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical losses; refractive index; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; waveguide lasers; VCSEL antiguiding behavior; antiguided lasers; cavity resonance; cavity resonance modification; higher-order modes; laser cavity; lateral modifications; leaky mode vertical-cavity lasers; refractive index; single transverse mode operation; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Etching; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optimized production technology; Resonance; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; 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.1998.676503
