VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER-DIODES FABRICATED BY PHASE-LOCKED EPITAXY

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WALKER, JD [1 ]
KUCHTA, DM [1 ]
SMITH, JS [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,ELECTR RES LAB,BERKELEY,CA 94720
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10.1063/1.106414
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report 10 mW cw room-temperature operation of an electrically pumped vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode without a heat sink. This same laser produces 19 mW cw when cooled slightly below room temperature. In addition, we present a 9 mW cw laser with a threshold voltage of 1.6 V, and series resistance of 18-OMEGA. These are the first surface-emitting lasers fabricated by phase-locked epitaxy. They are also believed to be the highest power and lowest threshold voltage electrically pumped vertical-cavity structures reported to date. These results establish that phase-locked epitaxy has important applications in the fabrication of surface-emitting lasers and many other structures with similar materials requirements.
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