• DocumentCode
    1431071
  • Title

    Predictive Microscopic Modeling of VECSELs

  • Author

    Hader, Jörg ; Hardesty, Garrett ; Wang, Tsuei-Lian ; Yarborough, Michael J. ; Kaneda, Yushi ; Moloney, Jerome V. ; Kunert, Bernardette ; Stolz, Wolfgang ; Koch, Stephan W.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Opt. Sci., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    810
  • Lastpage
    817
  • Abstract
    Based on fully microscopically computed material gain and carrier recombination rates, we compute the output characteristics of optically pumped Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. Very good agreement with experimental results is obtained where, besides broadenings introduced to model sample imperfections, the only experimental fit parameter is a correction to the pump spot diameter to account for the nonideal profile of the used pump.
  • Keywords
    optical pumping; surface emitting lasers; VECSEL; carrier recombination; optically pumped vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers; predictive microscopic modeling; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical computing; Optical materials; Optical microscopy; Optical pumping; Predictive models; Stimulated emission; Surface fitting; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Charge carrier lifetime; modeling; photoluminescence; reflection; semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.2009.2035714
  • Filename
    5423325