Title :
Analysis of ring-metal-aperture VCSELs for single- lateral-mode operation
Author :
Smolyakov, Gennady A. ; Osinski, Marek
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technology Materials, University of New Mexico, 1313 Goddard SE, Albuquerque, 87106-4343, USA
Abstract :
The role of metal apertures in lateral-mode confinement in VCSELs is clarified by a detailed effective-frequency-method analysis of an oxide-confined VCSEL structure. The conditions for suppression of higher-order lateral modes using metal apertures are established.
Keywords :
Apertures; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gallium arsenide; Inorganic materials; Laser modes; Optical filters; Reflection; Resonance; Semiconductor materials; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431378
