Abstract
Anti-resonant reflecting photonic crystal structure is employed in vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) to achieve photon confinement in lateral direction. Such a design is promising in supporting large-aperture single-mode emission. In the configuration, hexagonal arrays of high-index cylinders which run vertically in the cladding region are introduced in the VCSEL's top DBR (p-DBR) mirror region. The transverse modal property of the proposed structure, especially leakage loss, has been theoretically investigated. An optimum design for the minimum radiation loss while maintaining single-mode operation has been discussed in this paper. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4269-4274 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 18 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2004 |