Methods to enhance mode selectivity of higher-output vertical-cavity surface-emitting diode lasers

Robert P. Sarzała; Włodzimierz Nakwaski

doi:10.1117/12.619444

11 October 2005 Methods to enhance mode selectivity of higher-output vertical-cavity surface-emitting diode lasers

Robert P. Sarzała, Włodzimierz Nakwaski

Proceedings Volume 5958, Lasers and Applications; 59580D (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619444
Event: Congress on Optics and Optoelectronics, 2005, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

Designing strategy to enhance mode selectivity of higher-output vertical-cavity surface-emitting diode lasers (VCSELs) is presented using the oxide-confined GaAs-based (GaIn)(NAs)/GaAs quantum-well VCSEL with two oxide apertures on both sides of its central active region as a typical example. A general strategy is to shift one aperture to the node position of the resonator standing wave where it is working as the electrical aperture only. Then diameters of both the apertures may be changed independently giving an additional degree of freedom for VCSEL designing. The comprehensive optical-electrical-thermal-gain self-consistent approach is used to simulate anticipated performance characteristics of the modified VCSEL. The single fundamental mode operation has been predicted in a large-size device with the 10-μm-diameter active region even for 80 K active-region temperature increase over the room ambient temperature. A similar radial waveguiding may be also produced in VCSELs with the aid of photonic crystals which have been found to create a very efficient discrimination mechanism for higher-order transverse modes. Therefore photonic-crystal confined VCSELs seem to be very promising structures in their future applications.

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Robert P. Sarzała and Włodzimierz Nakwaski "Methods to enhance mode selectivity of higher-output vertical-cavity surface-emitting diode lasers", Proc. SPIE 5958, Lasers and Applications, 59580D (11 October 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619444

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