The single-longitudinal-mode operation of a ridge waveguide laser based on two-dimensional photonic crystals

An electrically driven, single-longitudinal-mode GaAs based photonic crystal (PC) ridge waveguide (RWG) laser emitting at around 850 nm is demonstrated. The single-longitudinal-mode lasing characteristic is achieved by introducing the PC to the RWG laser. The triangle PC is etched on both sides of the ridge by photolithography and inductive coupled plasma (ICP) etching. The lasing spectra of the RWG lasers with and without the PC are studied, and the result shows that the PC purifies the longitudinal mode. The power per facet versus current and current-voltage characteristics have also been studied and compared.     

光子晶体垂直腔面发射激光器的研究进展

单模垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSEL)具有低功耗、小发散角、高调制带宽和易于二维集成等优点,在光互连、光存储、高速激光打印和长波通讯等方向有着很好的应用前景。调节VCSEL顶部和底部反射层的结构可以很容易地实现单纵模条件,然而要实现横向单模输出,就要同时对出射光加以横向限制。在VCSEL的顶部反射层刻蚀出二维光子晶体结构构成的光子晶体VCSEL实现了稳定的单横模激光输出。介绍了光子晶体VCSEL的基本结构、工作原理、研究进展和应用领域,并探讨了如何使光子晶体VCSEL获得更高的出光功率、控制激光偏振特性和减小发散角等问题。最后评述了光子晶体VCSEL的国内研究现状,并对未来的研究做了展望。