1.Chair for Technology of Optical Systems,RWTH Aachen University,Aachen,Germany;2.Philips Research Laboratories,Aachen,Germany;3.Philips Technologie GmbH U-L-M Photonics,Ulm,Germany
Abstract:
We show how VCSELs with elongated shapes of the emission area can achieve higher output powers and wall-plug efficiency compared
to standard circular or quadratic VCSELs. We identified an improved homogeneity of the carrier concentration in the quantum
wells as well as a reduced thermal resistance as the main reasons for the better performance of the rectangular shaped VCSELs
presented in this article.