• DocumentCode
    1482709
  • Title

    Coherence of Leaky-Mode Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Arrays

  • Author

    Siriani, Dominic Francis ; Carney, Paul Scott ; Choquette, Kent D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    672
  • Lastpage
    675
  • Abstract
    The coherence of leaky-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser arrays is analyzed using a stochastic coupled-mode theory. The conditions under which the theory is applicable to leaky-mode arrays is established. Measurements are performed on fabricated arrays, which serve to verify the predictions of the stochastic theory. Theory and experiment demonstrate that the critical determinants of array coherence are uniformity among the elements and control of the array supermodes.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser modes; light coherence; optical control; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; leaky-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser arrays; light coherence; stochastic coupled-mode theory; supermode array; Coherence; Couplings; Laser modes; Laser theory; Semiconductor laser arrays; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Optical coupling; semiconductor laser arrays; surface-emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.2011.2107733
  • Filename
    5739678
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1482709