Title :
Proton-implanted 850-nm photonic crystal vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with improved performance
Author :
Tan, Meng Peun ; Kasten, Ansas M. ; Siriani, Dominic F. ; Sulkin, Joshua D. ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Proton-implanted 850-nm photonic crystal vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers are fabricated and characterized. Strong and more stable index guiding is introduced, resulting in planar lasers with generally decreased threshold current and increased slope efficiency.
Keywords :
Apertures; Etching; Ion implantation; Laser stability; Optical control; Optical design; Photonic crystals; Surface emitting lasers; Threshold current; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
