Thermal characteristics of deep red (0.77 mu m) vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Author

Tell, B. ; Brown-Goebeler, K.F. ; Leibenguth, R.E.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

4

Issue

6

fYear

1992

fDate

6/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

521

Lastpage

523

Abstract

Spectra have been obtained as a function of current for room temperature operation of deep red (0.77 mu m) top-surface-emitting vertical-cavity-surface emitting lasers. From these spectra, the shift from single mode to multimode operation and the temperature rise from below threshold until thermal quenching are determined. By comparison with the wavelength at threshold for vertical cavity lasers with in-plane edge emitting lasers, the mismatch of the Fabry-Perot and gain peak is determined. This mismatch results in the minimum threshold current for the vertical-cavity lasers to occur considerably below room temperature.<>

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser modes; semiconductor junction lasers; 0.77 micron; Fabry-Perot peak; IR; deep red; gain peak; in-plane edge emitting lasers; minimum threshold current; multimode operation; room temperature operation; semiconductor diode lasers; single mode; temperature rise; thermal characteristics; thermal quenching; threshold wavelength; top-surface-emitting; vertical-cavity-surface emitting lasers; Fabry-Perot; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optical surface waves; Power generation; Superlattices; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature; Threshold current; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.141953

Filename

141953