VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER-DIODES WITH POSTGROWTH WAVELENGTH ADJUSTMENT

被引:28
作者
WIPIEJEWSKI, T
PETERS, MG
HEGBLOM, ER
COLDREN, LA
机构
[1] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
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10.1109/68.393187
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A novel vertical cavity surface-emitting laser design enables the post-growth determination of the emission wavelength. The lasers employ a hybrid top mirror consisting of a semiconductor Bragg mirror and a metal reflector. The laser cavity length of each element in a 2-D array can be precisely adjusted after epitaxial growth by anodic oxidation and etching. An emission wavelength range of 25 nm is experimentally observed. Lasers operate under continuous wave conditions with threshold currents of about 6 mA and output powers up to 0.5 mW.
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页码:727 / 729
页数:3
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