Threshold gain temperature dependence of composite resonator vertical cavity lasers

Ann C. Lehman, Kent D Choquette

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Abstract

The threshold gain temperature dependence of composite resonator vertical cavity laser (CRVCL), a dual-cavity version of the vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) was investigated. The layers of CRVCL was consisted of a substrate, a highly reflective bottom distributive Bragg reflector (DBR), the active region of the bottom cavity, a middle DBR of 85% reflectivity, the active region of the upper cavity, and a atop DBR. When the top cavity had no applied bias, only the short wavelength mode operated, the threshold gain was relatively high, and the device stopped lasing around 55°c. It was observed that by increasing the fixed current, the range of temperatures, over which the long mode lases at threshold, was decreased.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberTuS1
Pages (from-to)322-323
Number of pages2
JournalConference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS
Volume1
StatePublished - 2004
Event2004 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, LEOS 2004 - Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Duration: Nov 7 2004Nov 11 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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