Proton-implanted red photonic crystal VCSELs with high quality output beam

Ansas M. Kasten; Hyungrae Cha; Levi Naden; Mary K. Hibbs-Brenner; Klein Johnson; Kent D. Choquette

doi:10.1117/12.847340

5 February 2010 Proton-implanted red photonic crystal VCSELs with high quality output beam

Ansas M. Kasten, Hyungrae Cha, Levi Naden, Mary K. Hibbs-Brenner, Klein Johnson, Kent D. Choquette

Proceedings Volume 7615, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XIV; 76150M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847340
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We have fabricated proton-implanted photonic crystal (PhC) vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) emitting in the visible spectrum. The active region of the VCSELs is composed of multiple InGaAlP quantum wells resulting in an emission wavelength of 674 nm. A threshold current of 1.3 mA and single mode output power higher than 1 mW at room temperature have been achieved. The maximum continuous wave (CW) lasing temperature was found to be 55° C. The PhC VCSELs operate in a single fundamental mode with a side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) larger than 30 dB and show a constant beam divergence of 8 degree (full angle) for all levels of injection current and various ambient temperatures. We compare ion-implanted and photonic crystal VCSELs and demonstrate that the controllable refractive index guidance effect of the PhC results in a stable beam output which makes these red VCSELs interesting for imaging applications.

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Ansas M. Kasten, Hyungrae Cha, Levi Naden, Mary K. Hibbs-Brenner, Klein Johnson, and Kent D. Choquette "Proton-implanted red photonic crystal VCSELs with high quality output beam", Proc. SPIE 7615, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XIV, 76150M (5 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847340

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