Title :
In-phase bottom-emitting vertical cavity laser arrays
Author :
Johnson, Matthew Thomas ; Siriani, Dominic Francis ; Leisher, Paul O. ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the first clearly in-phase emission and first continuous-wave operation from a bottom-emitting, coherent VCSEL array. A 2×1 array with an antiguided index profile was used, representing a critical step towards coherent, high-brightness arrays.
Keywords :
brightness; laser arrays; light coherence; surface emitting lasers; antiguided index profile; coherent VCSEL arrays; continuous-wave operation; high-brightness VCSEL arrays; in-phase bottom-emitting vertical cavity laser arrays; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; Indexes; Laser applications; Laser excitation; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
