We presented 980-nm oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） with a 16 -um oxide aperture. Optical power, voltage, and emission wavelength are measured in an ambient temperature range of 5 ℃-...We presented 980-nm oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） with a 16 -um oxide aperture. Optical power, voltage, and emission wavelength are measured in an ambient temperature range of 5 ℃-80 ℃. Measurements combined with an empirical model are used to analyse the power dissipation in the device and the physical mechanism contributing to the thermal rollover phenomenon in VCSEL. It is found that the carrier leakage induced selfheating in the active region and the Joule heating caused by the series resistance are the main sources of power dissipation. In addition, carrier leakage induced self-heating increases as the injection current increases, resulting in a rapid decrease of the internal quantum efficiency, which is a dominant contribution to the thermal rollover of the VCSEL at a larger current. Our study provides useful guidelines to design a 980-nm oxide-confined VCSEL for thermal performance enhancement.展开更多
Polarization switching （PS） dynamics and synchronization performances of two mutually coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） are studied theoretically in this paper. A group of dimensionless rate...Polarization switching （PS） dynamics and synchronization performances of two mutually coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） are studied theoretically in this paper. A group of dimensionless rate equations is derived to describe our model. While analysing the PS characteristics, we focus on the effects of coupling rate and frequency detuning regarding different mutual injection types. The results indicate that the x-mode injection defers the occurrence of PS, while the y-mode injection leads the PS to occur at a lower current. Strong enough polarization-selective injection can suppress the PS. Moreover, if frequency detuning is considered, the effects of polarization-selective mutual injection will be weakened. To evaluate the synchronization performance, the correlation coefficients and output dynamics of VCSELs with both pure mode and mixed mode polarizations are given. It is found that performance of complete synchronization is sensitive to the frequency mismatch but it is little affected by mixed mode polarizations, which is opposite to the case of injection-locking synchronization.展开更多
We report the study on a short wavelength-tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser utilizing a monolithically integrated bridge tuning microelectromechanical system. A deformable-bridge top mirror suspended abov...We report the study on a short wavelength-tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser utilizing a monolithically integrated bridge tuning microelectromechanical system. A deformable-bridge top mirror suspended above an active region is utilized. Applied bridge-substrate bias produces an electrostatic force which reduces the spacing of air-gap and tunes the resonant wavelength toward a shorter wavelength （blue-shift）, Good laser characteristics are obtained： such as continuous tuning ranges over 11 nm near 940 nm for 0-9 V tuning bias, the peak output power near 1 mW and the full-width-half-maximum limited to approximately 3.2-6.8 rim. A detailed simulation of the micromechanical and optical characteristics of these devices is performed, and the ratio of bridge displacement to wavelength shift has been found to be 3：1.展开更多
Polarization-stable 980 nm oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with 3 μm diamond-shaped aper- ture are fabricated by comprehensively utilizing the anisotropic properties of wet etching and wet nitr...Polarization-stable 980 nm oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with 3 μm diamond-shaped aper- ture are fabricated by comprehensively utilizing the anisotropic properties of wet etching and wet nitrogen oxida- tion of Ⅲ-Ⅴ semiconductor materials. Polarization-stable operation along the major axis of the diamond-shaped oxide aperture with 11 dB orthogonal polarization suppression ratio is achieved in a temperature range of 15-55℃ from the threshold to 4 mA.展开更多
The 850-nm oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with petal-shape holey structures are presented. An area-weighted average refractive index model is given to analyse their effective index profiles, an...The 850-nm oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with petal-shape holey structures are presented. An area-weighted average refractive index model is given to analyse their effective index profiles, and the graded index distribution in the holey region is demonstrated. The index step between the optical aperture and the holey region is obtained which is related merely to the etching depth. Four types of holey vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with different parameters are fabricated as well as the conventional oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser. Compared with the conventional oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser without etched holes, the holey vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser possesses an improved beam quality due to its graded index distribution, but has a lower output power, higher threshold current and lower slope efficiency. With the hole number increased, the holey vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser can realize the single-mode operation throughout the entire current range, and reduces the beam divergence further. The loss mechanism is used to explain the single-mode characteristic, and the reduced beam divergence is attributed to the shallow etching. High coupling efficiency of 86% to a multi-mode fibre is achieved for the single-mode device in the experiment.展开更多
The mode splitting induced by electro-optic birefringence in a P-I-N InGaAs/GaAs/A1GaAs vertical-cavity surface- emitting laser （VCSEL） has been studied by polarized electroluminescence （EL） at room temperature. T...The mode splitting induced by electro-optic birefringence in a P-I-N InGaAs/GaAs/A1GaAs vertical-cavity surface- emitting laser （VCSEL） has been studied by polarized electroluminescence （EL） at room temperature. The polarized EL spectra with E｜｜[110] and E ｜｜ [150] directions, are extracted for different injected currents. The mode splitting of the two orthogonal polarized modes for a VCSEL device is determined, and its value increases linearly with the increasing injected current due to electro-optic birefringence; This article demonstrates that the polarized EL is a powerful tool to study the mode splitting and polarization anisotropy of a VCSEL device.展开更多
The output performance of a 980-nm broad-area vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser （VCSEL） is improved by optimizing the p-electrode diameter in this study. Based on a three-dimensional finite-element method, the ...The output performance of a 980-nm broad-area vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser （VCSEL） is improved by optimizing the p-electrode diameter in this study. Based on a three-dimensional finite-element method, the current density distribution within the active region of the VCSEL is optimized through the appropriate adjustment of the p-electrode diameter, and uniform current-density distribution is achieved. Then, the effects of this optimization are studied experimentally. The L-I-V characteristics under different temperatures of the VCSELs with different p-electrode diameters are investigated, and better temperature stability is demonstrated in the VCSEL with an optimized p-electrode diameter. The far-field measurements show that with an injected current of 2 A, the far-field divergence angle of the VCSEL with an optimized p-electrode diameter is 9°, which is much lower than the far-field angle of the VCSEL without this optimization. Also the VCSEL with an optimized p-electrode diameter shows a better near-field distribution.展开更多
A low-threshold and high-power oxide-confined 850-nm AlInGaAs strained quantum-well （QW） vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser （VCSEL） based on an intra-cavity contacted structure is fabricated. A threshold curre...A low-threshold and high-power oxide-confined 850-nm AlInGaAs strained quantum-well （QW） vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser （VCSEL） based on an intra-cavity contacted structure is fabricated. A threshold current of 1.5 mA for a 22 μm oxide aperture device is achieved, which corresponds to a threshold current density of 0.395 kA/cm2. The peak output optical power reaches 17.5 mW at an injection current of 30 mA at room temperature under pulsed opera- tion. While under continuous-wave （CW） operation, the maximum power attains 10.5 mW. Such a device demonstrates a high characteristic temperature of 327 K within a temperature range from -12°C to 96 °C and good reliability under a lifetime test. There is almost no decrease of the optical power when the device operates at a current of 5 mA at room temperature under the CW injection current.展开更多
The effect of mesa size on th e thermal characteristics of etched mesa vertical-cavity surface-emitting lase rs(VCSELs) is studied. The numerical results show that the mesa size of the top mirror strongly influences t...The effect of mesa size on th e thermal characteristics of etched mesa vertical-cavity surface-emitting lase rs(VCSELs) is studied. The numerical results show that the mesa size of the top mirror strongly influences the temperature distribution inside the etched mesa V CSEL. Under a certain driving voltage, with decreasing mesa size, the location o f the maximal temperature moves towards the p-contact metal, the temperature in the core region of the active layer rises greatly, and the thermal characterist ics of the etched mesa VCSELs will deteriorate.展开更多
The intrinsic features involving a circularly symmetric beam profile with low divergence, planar geometry as well as the increasingly enhanced power of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） have made the ...The intrinsic features involving a circularly symmetric beam profile with low divergence, planar geometry as well as the increasingly enhanced power of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） have made the VCSEL a promising pump source in direct end bonding to a solid-state laser medium to form the minimized, on-wafer integrated laser system. This scheme will generate a surface contact pump configuration and thus additional end thermal coupling to the laser medium through the joint interface of both materials, apart from pump beam heating. This paper analytically models temperature distributions in both VCSEL and the laser medium from the end thermal coupling regarding surface contact pump configuration using a top-emitting VCSEL as the pump source for the first time. The analytical solutions are derived by introducing relative temperature and mean temperature expressions. The results show that the end contact heating by the VCSEL could lead to considerable temperature variations associated with thermal phase shift and thermal lensing in the laser medium. However, if the central temperature of the interface is increased by less than 20 K, the end contact heating does not have a significant thermal influence on the laser medium. In this case, the thermal effect should be dominated by pump beam heating. This work provides useful analytical results for further analysis of hybrid thermal effects on those lasers pumped by a direct VCSEL bond.展开更多
A new process method is proposed to improve the light output power of GaAs vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs）. The VCSELs with open-annulus-distributed holes have a light output power 1.34 times higher...A new process method is proposed to improve the light output power of GaAs vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs）. The VCSELs with open-annulus-distributed holes have a light output power 1.34 times higher than those with ring trenches. The 14μm-aperture devices have a light output power higher than 10mW and have a maximum of 12.48mW at 29.6mA. In addition,open-annulus-distributed holes offer bridges for current injection,so the connecting Ti-Au metal between the ohmic contact and bonding pad does not have to cross the ring trench, and it therefore would not cause the connecting metal to be broken. These VCSELs also show high-temperature operation capabilities,and they have a maximum output power of 8mW even at an operation temperature of up to 60℃.展开更多
Semiconductor vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs)with wavelengths from 491.8 to 565.7 nm,covering most of the‘green gap’,are demonstrated.For these lasers,the same quantum dot(QD)active region was used,w...Semiconductor vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs)with wavelengths from 491.8 to 565.7 nm,covering most of the‘green gap’,are demonstrated.For these lasers,the same quantum dot(QD)active region was used,whereas the wavelength was controlled by adjusting the cavity length,which is difficult for edge-emitting lasers.Compared with reports in the literature for green VCSELs,our lasers have set a few world records for the lowest threshold,longest wavelength and continuous-wave(CW)lasing at room temperature.The nanoscale QDs contribute dominantly to the low threshold.The emitting wavelength depends on the electron–photon interaction or the coupling between the active layer and the optical field,which is modulated by the cavity length.The green VCSELs exhibit a low-thermal resistance of 915 kW^(−1),which benefits the CW lasing.Such VCSELs are important for small-size,low power consumption full-color displays and projectors.展开更多
The polarization switching（PS） and polarization bistability（PB） characteristics of a 1550-nm vertical-cavity surfaceemitting laser（VCSEL） subjected to orthogonal optical injection are systematically investigated...The polarization switching（PS） and polarization bistability（PB） characteristics of a 1550-nm vertical-cavity surfaceemitting laser（VCSEL） subjected to orthogonal optical injection are systematically investigated.The simulated results show that the PS and polarization-resolved nonlinear dynamical states of the VCSEL are critically dependent on the changing paths of the injected power.The polarization dynamics for different scanning directions of the injected power is presented to explain the polarization evolution during the formation of PS.In the case of forward scanning injected power,with the increase of frequency detuning level between the VCSEL and the injected light,the injected power required for PS gradually increases for negative frequency detuning but exhibits fluctuations for positive frequency detuning.In the case of reversely scanning injected power,the injected power required for PS displays fluctuant changes within the whole frequency detuning range.Specifically,PS may disappear under certain negative frequency detuning and large bias current.Furthermore,the hysteresis width as a function of the frequency detuning is calculated,and the regions for the appearance and disappearance of PB have been determined in the parameter space of the bias current and frequency detuning.展开更多
Through employing permutation entropy and the self-correlation function, the time-delay signature （TDS） of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser （VCSEL） with variable-polarization filtered optical feedback （VP...Through employing permutation entropy and the self-correlation function, the time-delay signature （TDS） of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser （VCSEL） with variable-polarization filtered optical feedback （VPFOF） is evaluated theoretically. The work shows that the feedback rate η, polarizer angle Op, and filter bandwidth A have an obvious influence on the TDS. The evolution maps of the TDS in parameter space （η, A） and （ηθp） are simulated for searching the chaos with weak TDS. Furthermore, compared with a VCSEL with polarization-preserved filtered optical feedback and a VCSEL with variable-polarization mirror optical feedback, this VPFOF-VCSEL shows superiority in TDS suppression.展开更多
The influence of external optical feedback （OFB） on the light-current characteristics of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） was investigated theoretically and experimentally. By calculating the O...The influence of external optical feedback （OFB） on the light-current characteristics of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） was investigated theoretically and experimentally. By calculating the OFB sensitivity parameter, the OFB sensibility of the VCSELs was compared with the edge emitting lasers. Based on the compound cavity theory, the light-current characteristic parameters of the VCSELs with external OFB, such as the threshold current and the slope efficiency, were calculated. The experimental results indicated that the threshold current of the VCSELs with different DBR refleetivities decreased to different degrees, accompanied with a decrease of slope efficiency when under 10% feedback ratio of the external OFB, which is in good agreement with the theoretical calculation.展开更多
Two vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers（VCSELs） are mutually coupled through a partially transparent mirror （PTM） placed in the pathway. The PTM plays the role of external mirror, which controls the feedback s...Two vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers（VCSELs） are mutually coupled through a partially transparent mirror （PTM） placed in the pathway. The PTM plays the role of external mirror, which controls the feedback strength and coupling strength. We numerically simulate this system by establishing a visible SIMULINK model. The results demonstrate that the anticipation synchronization is achieved and it can tolerate some extent frequency detuning. Moreover, the system shows similar chaos-pass filtering effect on unidireetionally coupled system even both VCSELs are modulated. This system allows simultaneously bidirectional secure message transmission on public channels.展开更多
We perform a theoretical study on the polarization-resolved compound lasing mode （CLM） of two mutually coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs）. Different solutions of CLMs are derived though stabi...We perform a theoretical study on the polarization-resolved compound lasing mode （CLM） of two mutually coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs）. Different solutions of CLMs are derived though stability analysis of the spin-flip model. The dynamical evolvements of CLMs with the existence of polarization degrees of freedom are also charactered. The most stable CLM with the smallest carrier density tend to be excited, since the gain needed for this mode to emit is the lowest. In the given system, varying values of injection rate or birefringence, etc., will change the generation of the preferred CLMs in the two polarization directions, and thus influence the polarization switching （PS） characteristics. Thus, hoppings between CLMs are also companied by PSs. Through mapping of average power in the parameter space, the influences of coupling rate and anisotropy parameters （linear dichroism and linear birefringence） on PS and hopping between CLMs are discussed.展开更多
Optical coupling behavior and associated effects in two-dimensional implant-defined coherently coupled verticalcavity surface-emitting laser(VCSEL) arrays are studied via both experiments and theoretical calculations....Optical coupling behavior and associated effects in two-dimensional implant-defined coherently coupled verticalcavity surface-emitting laser(VCSEL) arrays are studied via both experiments and theoretical calculations.Experiments show that optical coupling between array elements can enhance the array's output power.Additionally, optical coupling via leaky optical fields can provide extra optical gain for the array elements, which can then reduce the thresholds of these elements. Elements can even be pumped without current injection to emit light by receiving a strong leaky optical field from other array elements. Optical coupling can also cause unusual phenomena: the central elements in large-area coherently coupled VCSEL arrays that lase prior to the outer elements when the arrays are biased, or the average injection current required for each element to lase, which is much lower than the threshold for a single VCSEL. Theoretical calculations are performed to explain the experimental展开更多
In this paper, we present a simple thermal model of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser （VCSEL） light-current （L1） characteristics based on the rate-equation. The model can be implemented in conventional SPICE-...In this paper, we present a simple thermal model of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser （VCSEL） light-current （L1） characteristics based on the rate-equation. The model can be implemented in conventional SPICE-like circuit simulators, including HSPICE, and be used to simulate the key features of VCSEL. The results compare favorably with experimental data from a device reported in the literature. The simple empirical model is especially suitable for Computer Aided Design （CAD）, and greatly simplifies the design of optical communication systems.展开更多
In a chaotic system of vertical cavity surface emitting laser （VCSEL） with external optical-injection, we propose a novel implementation scheme for reconfigurable dynamic all-optical chaotic logic operations （AOCLO...In a chaotic system of vertical cavity surface emitting laser （VCSEL） with external optical-injection, we propose a novel implementation scheme for reconfigurable dynamic all-optical chaotic logic operations （AOCLOs）. Under different key parameters, such as the bias current, the injection strength and the frequency detuning of the injected light field and the VCSEL, we also explore the evolutions of the polarization-bistability with the amplitude of the injected light field when the output of VCSEL is chaotic wave. According to the dynamic evolutions, we find out the optimal value of the frequency detuning that is considered as a control logic signal, and further implement different AOCLOs, such as AND, NAND, OR, NOR, XOR, and XNOR, by controlling the logic operation of the control logic signal between two logic inputs. Moreover, the ability to reconstruct these logic operations is demonstrated under relatively low noise strength of the spontaneous emission.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60908012 and 61076148)the Foundation of Beijing Municipal Education Commission, China (Grant No. KM201010005030)
文摘We presented 980-nm oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） with a 16 -um oxide aperture. Optical power, voltage, and emission wavelength are measured in an ambient temperature range of 5 ℃-80 ℃. Measurements combined with an empirical model are used to analyse the power dissipation in the device and the physical mechanism contributing to the thermal rollover phenomenon in VCSEL. It is found that the carrier leakage induced selfheating in the active region and the Joule heating caused by the series resistance are the main sources of power dissipation. In addition, carrier leakage induced self-heating increases as the injection current increases, resulting in a rapid decrease of the internal quantum efficiency, which is a dominant contribution to the thermal rollover of the VCSEL at a larger current. Our study provides useful guidelines to design a 980-nm oxide-confined VCSEL for thermal performance enhancement.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos 10174057 and 90201011）, and the Foundation for Key Program of Ministry of Education, China （Grant No 2005-105148）.
文摘Polarization switching （PS） dynamics and synchronization performances of two mutually coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） are studied theoretically in this paper. A group of dimensionless rate equations is derived to describe our model. While analysing the PS characteristics, we focus on the effects of coupling rate and frequency detuning regarding different mutual injection types. The results indicate that the x-mode injection defers the occurrence of PS, while the y-mode injection leads the PS to occur at a lower current. Strong enough polarization-selective injection can suppress the PS. Moreover, if frequency detuning is considered, the effects of polarization-selective mutual injection will be weakened. To evaluate the synchronization performance, the correlation coefficients and output dynamics of VCSELs with both pure mode and mixed mode polarizations are given. It is found that performance of complete synchronization is sensitive to the frequency mismatch but it is little affected by mixed mode polarizations, which is opposite to the case of injection-locking synchronization.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No 60506012）, the Fok Ying-Tong Foundation （Grant No 101062）, the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing China （Grant No KZ200510005003）, the Science Star of Beijing China （Grant No 2005A11）, and the Funding Project for Academic Human Resources Development in Institutions of Higher Learning Under the Jurisdiction of Beijing Municipality China （Grant No 20051D0501502）.Acknowledgement The authors gratefully acknowledge the staff of M0CVD, Zhou Deshu, and Han Jinru for technical assistance. The authors also thank Professor Academician Chen Lianghui, Professor Tan Manqing and Mr Wang Xuming at the Institute of Semiconductors, CAS for technological support in device fabrication.
文摘We report the study on a short wavelength-tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser utilizing a monolithically integrated bridge tuning microelectromechanical system. A deformable-bridge top mirror suspended above an active region is utilized. Applied bridge-substrate bias produces an electrostatic force which reduces the spacing of air-gap and tunes the resonant wavelength toward a shorter wavelength （blue-shift）, Good laser characteristics are obtained： such as continuous tuning ranges over 11 nm near 940 nm for 0-9 V tuning bias, the peak output power near 1 mW and the full-width-half-maximum limited to approximately 3.2-6.8 rim. A detailed simulation of the micromechanical and optical characteristics of these devices is performed, and the ratio of bridge displacement to wavelength shift has been found to be 3：1.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61222501 and 61335004the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China under Grant No 20111103110019
文摘Polarization-stable 980 nm oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with 3 μm diamond-shaped aper- ture are fabricated by comprehensively utilizing the anisotropic properties of wet etching and wet nitrogen oxida- tion of Ⅲ-Ⅴ semiconductor materials. Polarization-stable operation along the major axis of the diamond-shaped oxide aperture with 11 dB orthogonal polarization suppression ratio is achieved in a temperature range of 15-55℃ from the threshold to 4 mA.
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research Special Foundation of China (Grant No. 2011CB922000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61025025 and 60838003)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2007AA03Z410 and 2007AA03Z408)
文摘The 850-nm oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with petal-shape holey structures are presented. An area-weighted average refractive index model is given to analyse their effective index profiles, and the graded index distribution in the holey region is demonstrated. The index step between the optical aperture and the holey region is obtained which is related merely to the etching depth. Four types of holey vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with different parameters are fabricated as well as the conventional oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser. Compared with the conventional oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser without etched holes, the holey vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser possesses an improved beam quality due to its graded index distribution, but has a lower output power, higher threshold current and lower slope efficiency. With the hole number increased, the holey vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser can realize the single-mode operation throughout the entire current range, and reduces the beam divergence further. The loss mechanism is used to explain the single-mode characteristic, and the reduced beam divergence is attributed to the shallow etching. High coupling efficiency of 86% to a multi-mode fibre is achieved for the single-mode device in the experiment.
基金Project supported the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos.2012CB921304 and 2013CB632805)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.60990313,61306120,and 6106003)the Foundation of Fuzhou University (Grant No.022498)
文摘The mode splitting induced by electro-optic birefringence in a P-I-N InGaAs/GaAs/A1GaAs vertical-cavity surface- emitting laser （VCSEL） has been studied by polarized electroluminescence （EL） at room temperature. The polarized EL spectra with E｜｜[110] and E ｜｜ [150] directions, are extracted for different injected currents. The mode splitting of the two orthogonal polarized modes for a VCSEL device is determined, and its value increases linearly with the increasing injected current due to electro-optic birefringence; This article demonstrates that the polarized EL is a powerful tool to study the mode splitting and polarization anisotropy of a VCSEL device.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61204056,61234004,90923037,and 11074247)the Jilin ProvincialScience and Technology Development Plan Item (Grant Nos. 201105025 and 20116011)
文摘The output performance of a 980-nm broad-area vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser （VCSEL） is improved by optimizing the p-electrode diameter in this study. Based on a three-dimensional finite-element method, the current density distribution within the active region of the VCSEL is optimized through the appropriate adjustment of the p-electrode diameter, and uniform current-density distribution is achieved. Then, the effects of this optimization are studied experimentally. The L-I-V characteristics under different temperatures of the VCSELs with different p-electrode diameters are investigated, and better temperature stability is demonstrated in the VCSEL with an optimized p-electrode diameter. The far-field measurements show that with an injected current of 2 A, the far-field divergence angle of the VCSEL with an optimized p-electrode diameter is 9°, which is much lower than the far-field angle of the VCSEL without this optimization. Also the VCSEL with an optimized p-electrode diameter shows a better near-field distribution.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.60908012 and 61076148)the Foundation of Beijing Municipal Education Commission,China (Grant No.KM201010005030)
文摘A low-threshold and high-power oxide-confined 850-nm AlInGaAs strained quantum-well （QW） vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser （VCSEL） based on an intra-cavity contacted structure is fabricated. A threshold current of 1.5 mA for a 22 μm oxide aperture device is achieved, which corresponds to a threshold current density of 0.395 kA/cm2. The peak output optical power reaches 17.5 mW at an injection current of 30 mA at room temperature under pulsed opera- tion. While under continuous-wave （CW） operation, the maximum power attains 10.5 mW. Such a device demonstrates a high characteristic temperature of 327 K within a temperature range from -12°C to 96 °C and good reliability under a lifetime test. There is almost no decrease of the optical power when the device operates at a current of 5 mA at room temperature under the CW injection current.
基金National High Technology Research and Development Programof China(2001AA312180)
文摘The effect of mesa size on th e thermal characteristics of etched mesa vertical-cavity surface-emitting lase rs(VCSELs) is studied. The numerical results show that the mesa size of the top mirror strongly influences the temperature distribution inside the etched mesa V CSEL. Under a certain driving voltage, with decreasing mesa size, the location o f the maximal temperature moves towards the p-contact metal, the temperature in the core region of the active layer rises greatly, and the thermal characterist ics of the etched mesa VCSELs will deteriorate.
文摘The intrinsic features involving a circularly symmetric beam profile with low divergence, planar geometry as well as the increasingly enhanced power of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） have made the VCSEL a promising pump source in direct end bonding to a solid-state laser medium to form the minimized, on-wafer integrated laser system. This scheme will generate a surface contact pump configuration and thus additional end thermal coupling to the laser medium through the joint interface of both materials, apart from pump beam heating. This paper analytically models temperature distributions in both VCSEL and the laser medium from the end thermal coupling regarding surface contact pump configuration using a top-emitting VCSEL as the pump source for the first time. The analytical solutions are derived by introducing relative temperature and mean temperature expressions. The results show that the end contact heating by the VCSEL could lead to considerable temperature variations associated with thermal phase shift and thermal lensing in the laser medium. However, if the central temperature of the interface is increased by less than 20 K, the end contact heating does not have a significant thermal influence on the laser medium. In this case, the thermal effect should be dominated by pump beam heating. This work provides useful analytical results for further analysis of hybrid thermal effects on those lasers pumped by a direct VCSEL bond.
文摘A new process method is proposed to improve the light output power of GaAs vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs）. The VCSELs with open-annulus-distributed holes have a light output power 1.34 times higher than those with ring trenches. The 14μm-aperture devices have a light output power higher than 10mW and have a maximum of 12.48mW at 29.6mA. In addition,open-annulus-distributed holes offer bridges for current injection,so the connecting Ti-Au metal between the ohmic contact and bonding pad does not have to cross the ring trench, and it therefore would not cause the connecting metal to be broken. These VCSELs also show high-temperature operation capabilities,and they have a maximum output power of 8mW even at an operation temperature of up to 60℃.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61274052,11474235,U1505253)the Major Scientific and Technological Special Project of Guangdong Province(No.2014B010119004)the Science Challenge Project(No.JCKY2016212A503).
文摘Semiconductor vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs)with wavelengths from 491.8 to 565.7 nm,covering most of the‘green gap’,are demonstrated.For these lasers,the same quantum dot(QD)active region was used,whereas the wavelength was controlled by adjusting the cavity length,which is difficult for edge-emitting lasers.Compared with reports in the literature for green VCSELs,our lasers have set a few world records for the lowest threshold,longest wavelength and continuous-wave(CW)lasing at room temperature.The nanoscale QDs contribute dominantly to the low threshold.The emitting wavelength depends on the electron–photon interaction or the coupling between the active layer and the optical field,which is modulated by the cavity length.The green VCSELs exhibit a low-thermal resistance of 915 kW^(−1),which benefits the CW lasing.Such VCSELs are important for small-size,low power consumption full-color displays and projectors.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61178011,61275116,and 61475127)the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing City,China(Grant No.2012jjB40011)
文摘The polarization switching（PS） and polarization bistability（PB） characteristics of a 1550-nm vertical-cavity surfaceemitting laser（VCSEL） subjected to orthogonal optical injection are systematically investigated.The simulated results show that the PS and polarization-resolved nonlinear dynamical states of the VCSEL are critically dependent on the changing paths of the injected power.The polarization dynamics for different scanning directions of the injected power is presented to explain the polarization evolution during the formation of PS.In the case of forward scanning injected power,with the increase of frequency detuning level between the VCSEL and the injected light,the injected power required for PS gradually increases for negative frequency detuning but exhibits fluctuations for positive frequency detuning.In the case of reversely scanning injected power,the injected power required for PS displays fluctuant changes within the whole frequency detuning range.Specifically,PS may disappear under certain negative frequency detuning and large bias current.Furthermore,the hysteresis width as a function of the frequency detuning is calculated,and the regions for the appearance and disappearance of PB have been determined in the parameter space of the bias current and frequency detuning.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61178011,61275116,and 61475127)the Graduate Research and Innovation Project of Chongqing Municipality(Grant No.CYB14054)
文摘Through employing permutation entropy and the self-correlation function, the time-delay signature （TDS） of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser （VCSEL） with variable-polarization filtered optical feedback （VPFOF） is evaluated theoretically. The work shows that the feedback rate η, polarizer angle Op, and filter bandwidth A have an obvious influence on the TDS. The evolution maps of the TDS in parameter space （η, A） and （ηθp） are simulated for searching the chaos with weak TDS. Furthermore, compared with a VCSEL with polarization-preserved filtered optical feedback and a VCSEL with variable-polarization mirror optical feedback, this VPFOF-VCSEL shows superiority in TDS suppression.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.60636020,10974012,60876036,90923037,60676034, 60706007)the Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Plan Item(Nos.20080335,20080516)the CAS Innovation Program.
文摘The influence of external optical feedback （OFB） on the light-current characteristics of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） was investigated theoretically and experimentally. By calculating the OFB sensitivity parameter, the OFB sensibility of the VCSELs was compared with the edge emitting lasers. Based on the compound cavity theory, the light-current characteristic parameters of the VCSELs with external OFB, such as the threshold current and the slope efficiency, were calculated. The experimental results indicated that the threshold current of the VCSELs with different DBR refleetivities decreased to different degrees, accompanied with a decrease of slope efficiency when under 10% feedback ratio of the external OFB, which is in good agreement with the theoretical calculation.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.10174057 and 90201011)the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (No.105148).
文摘Two vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers（VCSELs） are mutually coupled through a partially transparent mirror （PTM） placed in the pathway. The PTM plays the role of external mirror, which controls the feedback strength and coupling strength. We numerically simulate this system by establishing a visible SIMULINK model. The results demonstrate that the anticipation synchronization is achieved and it can tolerate some extent frequency detuning. Moreover, the system shows similar chaos-pass filtering effect on unidireetionally coupled system even both VCSELs are modulated. This system allows simultaneously bidirectional secure message transmission on public channels.
基金the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 20070613058)the Foundation for Key Program of the Ministry of Education, China (Grant No. 105148)and the Doctoral Innovation Fund of Southwest Jiaotong University
文摘We perform a theoretical study on the polarization-resolved compound lasing mode （CLM） of two mutually coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs）. Different solutions of CLMs are derived though stability analysis of the spin-flip model. The dynamical evolvements of CLMs with the existence of polarization degrees of freedom are also charactered. The most stable CLM with the smallest carrier density tend to be excited, since the gain needed for this mode to emit is the lowest. In the given system, varying values of injection rate or birefringence, etc., will change the generation of the preferred CLMs in the two polarization directions, and thus influence the polarization switching （PS） characteristics. Thus, hoppings between CLMs are also companied by PSs. Through mapping of average power in the parameter space, the influences of coupling rate and anisotropy parameters （linear dichroism and linear birefringence） on PS and hopping between CLMs are discussed.
基金National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0209000)National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61874145,61604007,61774175,11674016)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality(4172009,4182012)Beijing Municipal Commission of Education(PXM2018_014204_500020,KM201810005029)
文摘Optical coupling behavior and associated effects in two-dimensional implant-defined coherently coupled verticalcavity surface-emitting laser(VCSEL) arrays are studied via both experiments and theoretical calculations.Experiments show that optical coupling between array elements can enhance the array's output power.Additionally, optical coupling via leaky optical fields can provide extra optical gain for the array elements, which can then reduce the thresholds of these elements. Elements can even be pumped without current injection to emit light by receiving a strong leaky optical field from other array elements. Optical coupling can also cause unusual phenomena: the central elements in large-area coherently coupled VCSEL arrays that lase prior to the outer elements when the arrays are biased, or the average injection current required for each element to lase, which is much lower than the threshold for a single VCSEL. Theoretical calculations are performed to explain the experimental
基金Project (No. BG2005011) supported by the High Technology Re-search and Development Program of Jiangsu Province, China
文摘In this paper, we present a simple thermal model of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser （VCSEL） light-current （L1） characteristics based on the rate-equation. The model can be implemented in conventional SPICE-like circuit simulators, including HSPICE, and be used to simulate the key features of VCSEL. The results compare favorably with experimental data from a device reported in the literature. The simple empirical model is especially suitable for Computer Aided Design （CAD）, and greatly simplifies the design of optical communication systems.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61475120)the Innovative Projects in Guangdong Colleges and Universities,China(Grant No.2015KTSCX146)
文摘In a chaotic system of vertical cavity surface emitting laser （VCSEL） with external optical-injection, we propose a novel implementation scheme for reconfigurable dynamic all-optical chaotic logic operations （AOCLOs）. Under different key parameters, such as the bias current, the injection strength and the frequency detuning of the injected light field and the VCSEL, we also explore the evolutions of the polarization-bistability with the amplitude of the injected light field when the output of VCSEL is chaotic wave. According to the dynamic evolutions, we find out the optimal value of the frequency detuning that is considered as a control logic signal, and further implement different AOCLOs, such as AND, NAND, OR, NOR, XOR, and XNOR, by controlling the logic operation of the control logic signal between two logic inputs. Moreover, the ability to reconstruct these logic operations is demonstrated under relatively low noise strength of the spontaneous emission.
