Beam quality study for single-mode oxide-confined and photonic crystal VCSELs

Janice T. Blane; William K. North; Peter R. Zeidler; Jonathan B. Dencker; David B. Chacko; Brian Souhan; Kirk A. Ingold; James J. Raftery Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.2212893

4 March 2016 Beam quality study for single-mode oxide-confined and photonic crystal VCSELs

Janice T. Blane, William K. North, Peter R. Zeidler, Jonathan B. Dencker, David B. Chacko, Brian Souhan, Kirk A. Ingold, James J. Raftery Jr.

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Proceedings Volume 9766, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XX; 97660I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212893
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A high-quality single mode beam is desirable for the efficient use of lasers as light sources for optical data communications and interconnects. This work shows a parametric study of the beam quality of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). Using a novel vertical setup we calculated the beam quality factor, M², from beam radius measurements across the operating range of on-wafer devices. The device operating range is determined from the light-current-voltage measurement. We measured spectral content across the operating range to determine the number of operating modes, with single mode devices being of primary interest, and calculate the root-mean-square linewidths and side-mode suppression-ratio to further quantify the beam quality. We characterized the beam quality of VCSEL devices emitting ≈ 850 nm with oxide-confined apertures of the 2.5 and 5 μm and photonic crystal confinement with varying hole etch depths and b/a ratios. Device characterization and beam quality data for each of the studied devices is presented and discussed.

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Janice T. Blane, William K. North, Peter R. Zeidler, Jonathan B. Dencker, David B. Chacko, Brian Souhan, Kirk A. Ingold, and James J. Raftery Jr. "Beam quality study for single-mode oxide-confined and photonic crystal VCSELs", Proc. SPIE 9766, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XX, 97660I (4 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212893

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