Lateral mode control of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers using two-dimensional photonic crystal structure

Noriyuki Yokouchi; Aaron James Danner; Kent D. Choquette

doi:10.1117/12.479514

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17 June 2003 Lateral mode control of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers using two-dimensional photonic crystal structure

Noriyuki Yokouchi, Aaron James Danner, Kent D. Choquette

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Proceedings Volume 4994, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers VII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479514
Event: Integrated Optoelectronics Devices, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

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The 2-dimensional photonic crystal (2-D PhC) structure has been investigated as a method of lateral mode control of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs). The 2-D PhC structures were designed using an equivalent index model developed for photonic crystal fibers combined with a plane wave expansion method. The etching depth dependence of the PhC effect was incorporated for the first time to design practical devices. 2-D PhC confied VCSELs with a 7-point defect structure are demonstrated to operate in single PhC confined mode.

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Noriyuki Yokouchi, Aaron James Danner, and Kent D. Choquette "Lateral mode control of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers using two-dimensional photonic crystal structure", Proc. SPIE 4994, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers VII, (17 June 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479514

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