Analysis of a submicroampere laser diode

Author

Lear, K.L. ; Choquette, Kent D. ; Hadley, G Ronald ; Hou, H.Q. ; Mar, Alan ; Geib, Kent M.

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

7-7 June 1996

Firstpage

82

Lastpage

83

Abstract

Summary form only given. Laser resonators with microscopic dimensions approaching the optical wavelength exhibit fundamentally new phenomena. Within microcavity laser diodes, reduced threshold currents are perhaps the most conspicuous token predicted for this regime. Here we discuss the operation of an oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) featuring a submicroampere threshold current.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser theory; optical testing; semiconductor device models; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1 muA; VCSEL; laser resonators; microcavity laser diodes; microscopic dimensions; optical wavelength; oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; reduced threshold currents; submicroampere laser diode analysis; submicroampere threshold current; Apertures; Diode lasers; Electrons; Laser modes; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-444-0

Type

conf

Filename

865597