Title :
Analysis of a submicroampere laser diode
Author :
Lear, K.L. ; Choquette, Kent D. ; Hadley, G Ronald ; Hou, H.Q. ; Mar, Alan ; Geib, Kent M.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Laser resonators with microscopic dimensions approaching the optical wavelength exhibit fundamentally new phenomena. Within microcavity laser diodes, reduced threshold currents are perhaps the most conspicuous token predicted for this regime. Here we discuss the operation of an oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) featuring a submicroampere threshold current.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser theory; optical testing; semiconductor device models; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1 muA; VCSEL; laser resonators; microcavity laser diodes; microscopic dimensions; optical wavelength; oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; reduced threshold currents; submicroampere laser diode analysis; submicroampere threshold current; Apertures; Diode lasers; Electrons; Laser modes; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
