Title :
Physics and applications of photonic crystals in semiconductor lasers
Author :
Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Abstract :
Optical confinement from 2-dimensional photonic crystals is shown to enable high performance single mode vertical cavity surface emitting lasers as well as create in-plane novel heterostructure and optimized defect cavity membrane lasers.
Keywords :
photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; optical confinement; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; single mode vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystals; Physics; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
Conference_Location :
Shonan Village
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2656-0
DOI :
10.1109/INOW.2008.4634446
