Single-mode 1.3-μm photonic crystal vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

Author

Leisher, P.O. ; Danner, A.J. ; Choquette, K.D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL

Volume

18

Issue

20

fYear

2006

Firstpage

2156

Lastpage

2158

Abstract

We report the use of a photonic crystal in a 1.3-mum vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser to achieve single fundamental-mode operation. A focused ion beam was used to mill the photonic crystal into a top dielectric distributed Bragg reflector. The laser operated continuous-wave at room temperature with greater than 1 mW of single-mode output power observed with a sidemode suppression ratio of more than 37 dB and little change to the electrical properties of the device

Keywords

distributed Bragg reflectors; focused ion beam technology; laser modes; laser stability; laser transitions; milling; optical fabrication; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1.3 mum; dielectric distributed Bragg reflector; focused ion beam milling; photonic crystal; sidemode suppression ratio; single fundamental-mode operation; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; Dielectrics; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Ion beams; Laser transitions; Milling machines; Photonic crystals; Power lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Photonic crystal; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.883189

Filename

1705516