Title :
Polarisation and modal characteristics of a 1.3μm diamond-microchip GaInNAs vertical external-cavity surface-emitting laser
Author :
Smith, Scott A. ; Calvez, Stephane ; Hopkins, John-Mark ; Hastie, Jennifer E. ; Kemp, Alan J. ; Burns, David ; Dawson, Martin D. ; Jouthti, T. ; Kontinnen, Janne ; Pessa, Markus
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics, Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
We report the modal and polarisation properties of a 1300 nm GaInNAs microchip VECSEL and their dependence on pump diameter. The analysis suggests that thermal lensing effects play a significant role in microchip VECSEL mode formation.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; diamond; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; surface emitting lasers; thermal lensing; 1.3 micron; 1300 nm; GaInNAs; GaInNAs microchip VECSEL; diamond; laser mode formation; modal characteristics; polarisation characteristics; thermal lensing; vertical external-cavity surface-emitting laser; Lenses; Microchip lasers; Monitoring; Polarization; Power semiconductor switches; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Thermal lensing; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567935
