Progress in Photonic Crystal Vertical Cavity Lasers

Aaron J. DANNER
James J. RAFTERY, Jr.
Taesung KIM
Paul O. LEISHER
Antonios V. GIANNOPOULOS
Kent D. CHOQUETTE

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics   Vol.E88-C    No.5    pp.944-950
Publication Date: 2005/05/01
Online ISSN: 
DOI: 10.1093/ietele/e88-c.5.944
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: Special Section INVITED PAPER (Joint Special Section on Recent Progress in Optoelectronics and Communications)
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Keyword: 
VCSEL,  photonic crystal,  single mode laser,  

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Summary: 
Recent progress and achievements in creating single fundamental mode vertical cavity lasers with the technique of etching a 2-dimensional pattern of photonic crystal holes into the top distributed Bragg reflector are described. A simulation method for the design of single mode lasers is described, along with accuracy and limitations in predicting modal properties in these devices. Progress in improving output power, methods of lowering threshold currents, and small signal modulation of single mode lasers are discussed.