Title :
Room temperature operation of VCSEL-pumped photonic crystal lasers
Author :
Lee, Po-Tsung ; Cao, J.R. ; Choi, Sang-Jun ; Wei, Zhi-Jian ; O´Brien, J.D. ; Dapkus, P.Daniel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Recently, photonic crystal defect lasers with different designs and cavity sizes have been realized. Here we present results on photonic crystal lasers optically pumped by a vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). This demonstration validates the low threshold potential of these laser elements and suggests a technique for their excitation
Keywords :
microcavity lasers; optical pumping; photonic band gap; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; MOCVD; VCSEL-pumped lasers; air holes; electron-beam lithography; excitation technique; in-plane localization; low threshold potential; membrane defect cavity; optical resonant microcavities; optically pumped; patterned structure; photonic bandgap cavities; photonic crystal lasers; room temperature operation; slab waveguide; strained quantum wells; suspended dielectric membrane; thin dielectric slab waveguide; triangular lattice; two-dimensional photonic crystals; vertical confinement; wet chemical etch; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Lattices; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.968982
