Abstract
Influence of birefringence on the multimode operation of antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide (ARROW) vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) is analyzed. It can be shown that polarization switching is mainly due to thermal lensing effects. Hence, a new design rule is proposed to optimize the dimensions of ARROW for the suppression of polarization switching. Using the optimized design, the maximum single-polarization output power of VCSELs can be tripled. In addition, it is shown that the performance of the optimized ARROW VCSELs will not be deteriorated by the uncertainty of birefringence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 711-713 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide (ARROW)
- Birefringence
- Multitransverse modes
- Polarization switching
- Semiconductor laser modeling
- Spatial hole burning (SHB)
- Thermal tensing effects
- Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering