Analysis of nonplanar wave propagation through multilayered Bragg reflectors for folded cavity and vertical cavity surface emitting laser structures

Author

Frateschi, N.C. ; Dapkus, P.D. ; Ou, S.S. ; Yang, J.J. ; Jansen, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

31

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

627

Lastpage

635

Abstract

A theoretical approach to nonplanar wave propagation through Bragg reflector multilayer structures is presented. The theory is applied to the optical coupling and feedback in a folded cavity surface emitting laser using a 45° deflection mirror-epitaxial Bragg reflector arrangement. The effects of the nonplanar wave propagation on the Bragg mirror reflectivity in vertical cavity surface emitting lasers is also examined. Experimental verification of the theory is presented in a novel folded cavity surface emitting laser structure integrating a horizontal cavity InGaAs-GaAs laser grown on a structured substrate with a high reflectivity Bragg reflector

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; optical couplers; optical films; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 45° deflection mirror; Bragg mirror reflectivity; Bragg reflector multilayer structures; InGaAs-GaAs; epitaxial Bragg reflector; feedback; folded cavity; folded cavity surface emitting laser; folded cavity surface emitting laser structure; high reflectivity Bragg reflector; horizontal cavity InGaAs-GaAs laser; multilayered Bragg reflectors; nonplanar wave propagation; optical coupling; vertical cavity surface emitting laser structures; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Reflectivity; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.371935

Filename

371935