Title :
Temperature-Stable Operating Current of Surface Plasmon VCSELs with Metal Nanohole Arrays
Author :
Tanigawa, Tatsuya ; Onishi, Toshikazu ; Shimizu, Jun ; Ueda, Tetsuzo ; Ueda, Daisuke
Author_Institution :
Matsushita Electr. Ind. Co., Ltd., Kyoto
Abstract :
We demonstrate temperature-stable operation of 850 nm AlGaAs-based VCSELs in which metal nanohole arrays are integrated as a part of top mirror. The resultant variation of the operating current from 10degC to 90degC is as small as 0.65 mA at the output power of 1 mW.
Keywords :
electric current; surface emitting lasers; surface plasmons; AlGaAs; metal nanohole array; power 1 mW; surface plasmon VCSEL; temperature 10 C to 90 C; temperature-stable operating current; top mirror; wavelength 850 nm; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Mirrors; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Power generation; Reflectivity; Semiconductor laser arrays; Surface waves; Temperature; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453614
