Angular and Temperature Tuning of Emission from Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VECSELs)

In this paper we demonstrate how the tuning of the VECSEL heterostructure can be precisely determined. Since the VECSEL active region is embodied in a microcavity, the photoluminescence signal collected from the chip surface is modified by the resonance of this cavity. The angle resolved photoluminescence measurements combined with the temperature tuning of the structure allowed us to precisely determine VECSEL emission features. The investigated structure consists of GaAs cavity with six InGaAs quantum wells and is designed for lasing at 980 nm. Introduction Vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs

Angular and Temperature Tuning of Emission from Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VECSELs)

In this paper we demonstrate how the tuning of the VECSEL heterostructure can be precisely determined. Since the VECSEL active region is embodied in a microcavity, the photoluminescence signal collected from the chip surface is modified by the resonance of this cavity. The angle resolved photoluminescence measurements combined with the temperature tuning of the structure allowed us to precisely determine VECSEL emission features. The investigated structure consists of GaAs cavity with six InGaAs quantum wells and is designed for lasing at 980 nm

The role of photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy in investigation of quantum cascade lasers properties

The properties of quantum cascade laser (QCL) structures have been investigated by optical technique based on spontaneous emission measurements: photoluminescence excitation (PLE) spectroscopy. Three types of test structures used for obtaining final QCL device were examined , i.e., single sequence of coupled quantum wells, which form an active region of the device, 30 sequences of this active region separated by 25 nm thick AlGaAs barriers and finally complete, undoped structure consisting of 30 of sequences repeated active regions and superlattice injectors. The results has been compared with numerical simulations. The role of such measurements has also been discussed

High-contrast grating reflectors for 980 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

This paper presents results of computer simulation of 1D monolithic high refractive index contrast grating (MHCG) reflector also called surface grating reflector (SGR). We analyzed optical properties of the GaAs reflector designed for 980 nm wavelength with respect to the grating parameters variation. We also determined the electric field patterns after reflection from the structure in several cases of parameters variation. We show that thanks to the scalability and design simplicity, proposed design is a promising candidate for simple, next generation vertical cavity surface emitting lasers emitting from ultra-violet to infrared.ASTAR (Agency for Sci., Tech. and Research, S’pore)Published versio