Narrow-linewidth single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

Serkland, Darwin K.; Wood, Michael; Grine, Alejandro J.; Peake, Gregory M.

Title: Narrow-linewidth single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

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A coupled-cavity vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) is disclosed. The coupled-cavity VCSEL includes a passive cavity and an additional distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR) not found in conventional VCSELs, all in a monolithic device. By including these two elements, the photon lifetime may be increased by a factor of approximately ten, leading to a reduction in the laser linewidth by a factor of approximately 100 compared to conventional VCSELs. The two additional elements also serve to ensure single-mode operation of the coupled-cavity VCSEL.

Inventors:: Serkland, Darwin K.; Wood, Michael; Grine, Alejandro J.; Peake, Gregory M.

Issue Date:: 2021-01-12

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1805391

Patent Number(s):: 10892600

Application Number:: 16/541,237

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)

DOE Contract Number:: NA0003525

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 08/15/2019

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Serkland, Darwin K., Wood, Michael, Grine, Alejandro J., and Peake, Gregory M. Narrow-linewidth single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser.  United States: N. p., 2021. 
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                    Serkland, Darwin K., Wood, Michael, Grine, Alejandro J., & Peake, Gregory M. Narrow-linewidth single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser.  United States.

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  abstractNote = {A coupled-cavity vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) is disclosed. The coupled-cavity VCSEL includes a passive cavity and an additional distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR) not found in conventional VCSELs, all in a monolithic device. By including these two elements, the photon lifetime may be increased by a factor of approximately ten, leading to a reduction in the laser linewidth by a factor of approximately 100 compared to conventional VCSELs. The two additional elements also serve to ensure single-mode operation of the coupled-cavity VCSEL.},

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