Title :
Novel inverse-tone High Contrast Grating reflector
Author :
Karagodsky, Vadim ; Chase, Christopher ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a new type of subwavelength grating, which provides ultrahigh reflectivity when embedded in a high refractive index medium. It is therefore an ideal candidate to replace the bulky bottom DBR reflectors in VCSELs.
Keywords :
Air gaps; Bars; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Mirrors; Optical reflection; Reflectivity; Refractive index; Semiconductor laser arrays; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2