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

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...

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Published in:IEEE photonics technology letters 2006-10, Vol.18 (20), p.2156-2158
Main Authors: Leisher, P.O., Danner, A.J., Choquette, K.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dielectrics
Distributed Bragg reflectors
Ion beams
Laser transitions
Milling machines
Photonic crystal
Photonic crystals
Power lasers
Surface emitting lasers
Temperature
Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL)
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Summary: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
ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2006.883189