Title :
Partial coherence in coupled photonic crystal vertical cavity lasers
Author :
Choquette, Kent D. ; Harren, Ann C Lehman ; Carney, P. Scott
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Abstract :
A model for the emergence of partial coherence in arrays of VCSELs is presented. The spectra of the uncoupled lasers determine the coherence properties of the coupled system. Predictions the model is verified experimentally.
Keywords :
light coherence; photonic crystals; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; coupled photonic crystal vertical cavity lasers; partial coherence; Coherence; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Oscillators; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor laser arrays; Stochastic processes; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771691
