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Optical Characterizations of VCSEL for Emission at 850 nm with Al Oxide Confinement Layers

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In-plane micro-photoluminescence (μ-PL) and micro-reflectivity measurements have been performed at room temperature by optical excitation perpendicular to the surface of two different structures: a complete vertical surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) structure and a VCSEL without the upper p-type distributed Bragg reflector (P-DBR). The two structures were both laterally oxidized and measurements were made on the top of oxidized and unoxidized regions. We show that, since the photoluminescence (PL) spectra consist of the cumulative effect of InGaAs/AlGaAs multi-quantum wells (MQWs) luminescence and interferences in the DBR, the presence or not of the P-DBR and oxide layers can significantly modify the spectrum. μ-PL mapping performed on full VCSEL structures clearly shows oxidized and unoxidized regions that are not resolved with visible light optical microscopy. Finally, preliminary measurements of the degree of polarization (DOP) of the PL have been made on a complete VCSEL structure before and after an oxidation process. We obtain an image of DOP measured by polarization-resolved μ-PL. These measurements allow us to evaluate the main components of strain.

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  1. 3SP Technologies S.A.S, Route de Villejust, 91625, Nozay Cedex, France

    Merwan Mokhtari, Philippe Pagnod-Rossiaux & Francois Laruelle

  2. University Rennes, CNRS, IPR (Institut de Physique de Rennes) - UMR 6251, 35000, Rennes, France

    Merwan Mokhtari, Jean-Pierre Landesman & Alain Moreac

  3. University Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, FOTON - UMR 6082, 35000, Rennes, France

    Christophe Levallois

  4. Department of Engineering Physics, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada

    Daniel T. Cassidy

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Mokhtari, M., Pagnod-Rossiaux, P., Laruelle, F. et al. Optical Characterizations of VCSEL for Emission at 850 nm with Al Oxide Confinement Layers. J. Electron. Mater. 47, 4987–4992 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-018-6221-x

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