Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers: the next generation

Robert A. Morgan

doi:10.1117/12.165708

15 December 1993 Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers: the next generation

Robert A. Morgan

Proceedings Volume 1992, Miniature and Micro-Optics and Micromechanics; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165708
Event: SPIE's 1993 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1993, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper reviews our recent progress in the design, fabrication, and performance of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) devices and arrays. High power (> 11 mW cw), high speed (10 GHz), high temperature (> 130 degree(s)C) and low voltage (< 2 V) and low threshold current operation are demonstrated. A monolithic spatial filtering technique is implemented for transverse mode control resulting in exceptional optical characteristics. Novel high power 2D coherently-coupled VCSEL arrays emitting over 1 W are discussed. One and two-dimensional individually- and matrix-addressable arrays are demonstrated.

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Robert A. Morgan "Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers: the next generation", Proc. SPIE 1992, Miniature and Micro-Optics and Micromechanics, (15 December 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165708

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