Title :
Mode control of 1.3 ∞m wavelength coupled VCSEL arrays by cavity structuring
Author :
Mutter, Lukas ; Lamothe, Elodie ; Iakovlev, Vladimir ; Caliman, Andrei ; Dwir, Benjamin ; Mereuta, Alexandru ; Sirbu, Alexei ; Kapon, Eli
Author_Institution :
Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Mode control in wafer-fused 1.3μm wavelength coupled-VCSEL arrays is achieved by cavity structuring and investigated by spectrally resolved near- and far-field measurements. Improved mode discrimination is attained by combining index- and gain-patterning.
Keywords :
laser modes; optical fabrication; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; cavity structuring; gain patterning; index patterning; mode control; mode discrimination; wafer fused wavelength coupled VCSEL arrays; wavelength 1.3 mum; Apertures; Laser modes; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical refraction; Phased arrays; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
