CURRENT VERSUS LIGHT-OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS WITH NO DEFINITE THRESHOLD IN PNPN VERTICAL TO SURFACE TRANSMISSION ELECTROPHOTONIC DEVICES WITH A VERTICAL CAVITY

被引:43
作者
NUMAI, T
SUGIMOTO, M
OGURA, I
KOSAKA, H
KASAHARA, K
机构
[1] Opto-Electronics Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1991年 / 30卷 / 4A期
关键词
SURFACE EMITTING LASER; THRESHOLD; OPTICAL FUNCTIONAL DEVICE;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.30.L602
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We demonstrate surface-emitting laser operation in pnpn structure vertical to surface transmission electro-photonic devices (VSTEPs) with a vertical cavity, i.e., VC-VSTEPs. Continuous-wave (cw) laser operation at room temperature is achieved with a VC-VSTEP mounted directly on a glass sheet with no heat sink. The threshold current is 3 mA for a 10-mu-m square device. In pulsed operation, this device shows current vs light-output characteristics with no definite threshold. The light output spectrum shows single mode operation in which the spectral width is the same value as the resolution of a spectrometer.
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页码:L602 / L604
页数:3
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