Design and analysis of two-dimensional high-index-contrast grating surface-emitting lasers

• Published in: Optics express Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 260 - 265
• Main Authors: Mote, Rakesh G, Yu, S F, Zhou, Wei, Li, X F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 05.01.2009
• Subjects: Contrast Media - chemistry; Equipment Design; Lasers; Optical Fibers; Photons; Refractometry; Semiconductors; Spectrum Analysis; Surface Properties

The use of a two-dimensional (2D) high-index-contrast grating (HCG) with square periodic lattice is proposed to realize surface-emitting lasers. This is possible because the use of 2D HCG, in which multiple resonant leaky modes are excited by the 2 orthogonal directions of the grating, causes the hi...