• DocumentCode
    688695
  • Title

    Record low thermal resistance of mode-confined VCSELs using AlAs/AlGaAs DBRs

  • Author

    Zhao, Gary ; Yang, Xu ; Zhang, Ye ; Li, Meng ; Deppe, Dennis G. ; Cao, Chongxiao ; Thorp, James ; Thiagarajan, Padma ; McElhinnery, M.

  • Author_Institution
    sdPhotonics, LLC, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The influence of AlAs placed at various locations in oxide and non-oxide mode-confined VCSELs is studied. Experimental results show that removing oxide and introducing AlAs in various locations of the VCSEL DBRs can dramatically reduce the thermal resistance.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser beams; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; thermal resistance; thermo-optical effects; AlAs-AlGaAs; AlAs/AlGaAs DBR; VCSEL DBR; nonoxide mode-confined VCSEL; thermal resistance; Current measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Heating; Temperature measurement; Thermal resistance; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833070