Efficient, narrow-linewidth distributed-Bragg-reflector surface-emitting laser with periodic gain

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5200932

Corzine, S W; Geels, R S; Yan, R H; Scott, J W; Colden, L A

Efficient, narrow-line emission from a novel vertical-cavity distributed Bragg reflector surface emitting laser (DBR-SEL) with gain segments periodically placed on standing-wave maxima was obtained. Clean single-longitudinal-mode spectra with <2A line widths, sharp output/input characteristics, and thresholds below that of analogous all-GaAs active-region devices were obtained by optical pumping. Theoretical calculations indicate the optimum number of quantum wells and mirror reflectives for best threshold and efficiency.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA (USA). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• OSTI ID: 5200932
• Report Number(s): AD-A-212197/8/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AMPLIFICATION
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
BRAGG REFLECTION
EFFICIENCY
EMISSION SPECTRA
GAIN
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
LASER CAVITIES
LASERS
LIGHT EMITTING DIODES
OPTICAL PUMPING
OPTIMIZATION
PNICTIDES
PUMPING
QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
REFLECTION
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
SPECTRA
STANDING WAVES
VARIATIONS