Title :
Micro-fluidic photonic crystal vertical cavity surface emitting laser
Author :
Samakkulam, K. ; Sulkin, J. ; Giannopoulos, A. ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ.
Abstract :
The paper reports on a monolithic microfluidic photonic crystal VCSEL wherein the fluid channels are both horizontal and vertical within the laser cavity. The photonic crystal pattern serves the dual purpose of acting as the vertical micro-channels and to produce single mode laser operation
Keywords :
laser stability; microcavity lasers; microchannel flow; photonic crystals; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; fluid channels; laser cavity; microfluidic; photonic crystal; single mode laser operation; vertical cavity surface emitting laser; vertical microchannels; Biomedical optical imaging; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laser modes; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Photonic crystals; Refractive index; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1693984
