Electromagnetic characterization of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers based on a vectorial eigenmode calculation

被引：10

作者：

Burak, D ^{[1
]}

Binder, R ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Arizona, Ctr Opt Sci, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 1998年 / 72卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.120927

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

A complete theoretical approach to the electromagnetic properties of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) is presented. The solution of the 3D vector Maxwell equations is obtained by means of a generalized vectorial transform matrix. Results for the characterization of laser modes include modal frequencies, cavity losses, and eigenmode light-field vector patterns. As an example, modal properties of air-post index-guided VCSELs are analyzed for various cavity design parameters. Scattering losses due to modal mismatch at cavity interfaces are found to be small and, hence, would not overcompensate potential cavity design improvements based on increased relative index steps. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.

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页码：891 / 893

页数：3

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