Optical characteristics of multitransverse-mode two-dimensional vertical-cavity top surface-emitting laser arrays

Jeffrey M. Catchmark; L. E. Rogers; Robert A. Morgan; M. T. Asom; G. D. Guth; D. N. Christodoulides

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Optical characteristics of multitransverse-mode two-dimensional vertical-cavity top surface-emitting laser arrays

Jeffrey M. Catchmark, L. E. Rogers, Robert A. Morgan, M. T. Asom, G. D. Guth, D. N. Christodoulides

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We observe for the first time up to nine transverse modes lasing in the individual elements of a two-dimensional vertical-cavity top surface-emitting laser array under pulsed operation. These modes consist of the TEM_0,0, TEM_0,1, TEM_1,0, TEM_1,1, TEM_0,2, TEM_2,0, TEM_1,2, TEM_2,1,and TEM_2,2 modes. Each of these modes couples coherently across the array to form very distinct supermodes. The transverse modes as well as the resulting supermodes are identified by examining the near-field and far-field profiles as well as the corresponding spectra. We also obtain a record 1.4 W (pulsed) of coherent output power from the array during multitransverse-mode operation. In addition, the polarization properties of the array are investigated. It is found that the TEM_0,1 mode is horizontally polarized along the [011] crystalline axis while all the other modes are dominantly vertically polarized along the [011] axis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	986-995
Number of pages	10
Journal	IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume	32
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/3.502376
State	Published - Jun 1996

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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