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Modal behavior of photonic-crystal vertical-cavity surface-emitting diode laser analyzed with Plane Wave Admittance Method

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A three-dimensional, full vectorial model has been applied for investigation the modal characteristics of a phosphide photonic-crystal vertical-cavity surface-emitting diode laser. The photonic crystal has been defined as a regular, hexagonal net of holes, etched in the upper, p-type Distributed Bragg Reflector of the laser. The electromagnetic field has been confined to the active region by a single defect of the photonic crystal providing overlapping with carriers funneled by a tunnel junction. We have determined the range of design parameters, which provide single mode operation.

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  1. Department of Applied Physics and Photonics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium

    Tomasz Czyszanowski, Hugo Thienpont & Krassimir Panajotov

  2. Institute of Physics, Technical University of Lodz, ul. Wolczanska 219, Lodz, 93-005, Poland

    Tomasz Czyszanowski & Maciej Dems

  3. Institute of Solid State Physics, 72 Tzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., Sofia, 1784, Bulgaria

    Krassimir Panajotov

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Czyszanowski, T., Dems, M., Thienpont, H. et al. Modal behavior of photonic-crystal vertical-cavity surface-emitting diode laser analyzed with Plane Wave Admittance Method. Opt Quant Electron 39, 427–433 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-007-9087-3

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