Beam quality study for single-mode oxide-confined and photonic crystal VCSELs
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Blane, Janice T.
North, William K.
Zeidler, Peter R.
Dencher, Jonathan B.
Chacko, David
Souhan, Brian
Ingold, Kirk A.
Raftery, James J.
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2016-03-04
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proceedings-article
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Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers , Oxides , Photonic crystals , Optical testing
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A high-quality single mode beam is desirable for the efficient use of lasers as light sources for optical data communications and interconnects. This work shows a parametric study of the beam quality of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). Using a novel vertical setup we calculated the beam quality factor, M2, from beam radius measurements across the operating range of on-wafer devices. The device operating range is determined from the light-current-voltage measurement. We measured spectral content across the operating range to determine the number of operating modes, with single mode devices being of primary interest, and calculate the root-mean-square linewidths and side-mode suppression-ratio to further quantify the beam quality. We characterized the beam quality of VCSEL devices emitting ≈ 850 nm with oxide-confined apertures of the 2.5 and 5 μm and photonic crystal confinement with varying hole etch depths and b/a ratios. Device characterization and beam quality data for each of the studied devices is presented and discussed.
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Janice T. Blane, William K. North, Peter R. Zeidler, Jonathan B. Dencker, David B. Chacko, Brian Souhan, Kirk A. Ingold, James J. Raftery Jr., "Beam quality study for single-mode oxide-confined and photonic crystal VCSELs," Proc. SPIE 9766, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XX, 97660I (4 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212893
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SPIE
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0277-786X