DocumentCode
2788126
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
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431378
Filename
4431378
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