Title :
Metal/dielectric high-reflectivity facet coating for semiconductor lasers
Author :
Bedford, Robert ; Fallahi, Mahmoud
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
This study shows a simple solution to achieve high-reflectivity coatings on edge-emitting lasers by using metal/dielectric mirrors. Results show improved threshold, DQE, thermal characteristics, and wavelength stabilized operation.
Keywords :
dielectric thin films; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; metallic thin films; optical films; reflectivity; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; differential quantum efficiency; edge-emitting lasers; high-reflectivity facet coating; metal/dielectric mirrors; semiconductor lasers; wavelength stabilized operation; Coatings; Dielectric materials; Gold; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical materials; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Thickness control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251707
