Title :
Modal characteristics of anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguide vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
Investigation of the design constraints of ARROW ( anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguide) VCSELs (vertical cavity surface emitting lasers) for stable single mode operation is presented. A simple transfer matrix method is used to analyze the modal characteristics of ARROW VCSELs with the influence of spatial hole burning. The wave equations and rate equations of carrier concentration and photon density are solved self-consistently to study the mechanisms of mode competition.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser stability; optical design techniques; optical hole burning; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; waveguide lasers; VCSELs; antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide; carrier concentration; modal characteristics; photon density; rate equations; spatial hole burning; stable single mode operation; transfer matrix method; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; wave equations; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical design; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, 2003. NUSOD 2003. Proceedings of the IEEE/LEOS 3rd International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7992-6
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2003.1259041
