Title
Photonic Crystal Vertical Cavity Lasers
Contributing USMA Research Unit(s)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Publication Date
7-2005
Publication Title
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005.
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Abstract
Photonic crystal confinement in vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) is a robust and reliable technology for achieving operation in the fundamental lateral mode and is potentially applicable to a variety of materials systems and operating wavelengths. We demonstrate photonic crystal VCSELs operating in a single transverse mode with over 30 dB side mode suppression and over 1 mW of output power. These lasers have been subjected to a post-process technique to introduce the etched holes making up the photonic crystals that surround a centralized defect in which lasing occurs. We also show that coupling between adjacent defects in a photonic lattice is possible, further increasing the power available in the devices.
Recommended Citation
K. D. Choquette, A. J. Danner, J. J. Raftery, Jr., P. O. Leisher, “Photonic Crystal Vertical Cavity Lasers,” (invited) CLEO-PR (Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics-Pacific Rim), Tokyo, Japan (July 2005).
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