Title :
Lasers incorporating 2D photonic bandgap mirrors
Author :
O´Brien, J. ; Painter, O. ; Lee, R. ; Cheng, C.C. ; Yariv, A. ; Scherer, A.
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
11/21/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Semiconductor lasers incorporating a 2D photonic lattice as a one end mirror in a Fabry-Perot cavity are demonstrated. The photonic lattice is a 2D hexagonal close-packed array with a lattice constant of 220 nm. Pulsed threshold currents of 110 mA were observed from a 180 μm laser
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; semiconductor lasers; 110 mA; 180 micrometre; 2D photonic bandgap mirrors; Fabry-Perot cavity; hexagonal close-packed array; lattice constant; photonic lattice; pulsed threshold currents; semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961472
