Title :
Loss and the accuracy of the photonic crystal model in holey VCSELs
Author :
Danner, Aaron J. ; Raftery, James J., Jr. ; Leisher, Paul O. ; Yamaoka, Erin A. ; Lala, Sonia R. ; Hwang, Michael L. ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Illinois-Champaign Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
A comprehensive parametric study of VCSELs incorporating etched holes for lateral confinement was conducted. Results from over two thousand devices reveal the role of loss and verify the predictive abilities of the photonic crystal model.
Keywords :
etching; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical fibre losses; photonic crystals; surface emitting lasers; device loss; etched holes; holey VCSEL; lateral confinement; photonic crystal model; Apertures; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Etching; Optical devices; Optical interconnections; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Photonic crystals; Predictive models; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202322
