Design of antiresonant-reflecting optical waveguide-type vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers using transfer matrix method

Author

Tee, C.W. ; Tan, C.C. ; Yu, S.F.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore

Volume

15

Issue

9

fYear

2003

Firstpage

1231

Lastpage

1233

Abstract

A simple transfer matrix method is proposed to calculate the radiation losses of a cylindrical antiresonant-reflecting optical waveguide (ARROW). It is found that the planar approximation underestimates the radiation losses but overestimates the design tolerance of the ARROW-type vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). An iteration technique, which is incorporated with the transfer matrix method, is also developed to design ARROW-type VCSELs for minimum radiation losses in a more effective manner.

Keywords

approximation theory; iterative methods; laser modes; matrix algebra; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical waveguides; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; waveguide lasers; ARROW-type vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; antiresonant-reflecting optical waveguide-type vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser design; cylindrical antiresonant-reflecting optical waveguide; iteration technique; minimum radiation losses; radiation losses; transfer matrix method; Optical design; Optical losses; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Transmission line matrix methods; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.816116

Filename

1224589