AU2002214809A1 - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser - Google Patents

A vertical cavity surface emitting laser

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AU2002214809A1
AU2002214809A1 AU2002214809A AU1480902A AU2002214809A1 AU 2002214809 A1 AU2002214809 A1 AU 2002214809A1 AU 2002214809 A AU2002214809 A AU 2002214809A AU 1480902 A AU1480902 A AU 1480902A AU 2002214809 A1 AU2002214809 A1 AU 2002214809A1
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Prior art keywords
emitting laser
surface emitting
cavity surface
vertical cavity
vertical
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Abandoned
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AU2002214809A
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Michael Israel Cohen
Chennupati Jagadish
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Australian National University
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Australian National University
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/10—Construction or shape of the optical resonator, e.g. extended or external cavity, coupled cavities, bent-guide, varying width, thickness or composition of the active region
    • H01S5/18—Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities
    • H01S5/183—Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL]
    • H01S5/18308—Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL] having a special structure for lateral current or light confinement
    • H01S5/18338—Non-circular shape of the structure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S2301/00—Functional characteristics
    • H01S2301/18—Semiconductor lasers with special structural design for influencing the near- or far-field
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/06—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium
    • H01S5/062—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying the potential of the electrodes
    • H01S5/06203—Transistor-type lasers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/06—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium
    • H01S5/062—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying the potential of the electrodes
    • H01S5/06233—Controlling other output parameters than intensity or frequency
    • H01S5/06243—Controlling other output parameters than intensity or frequency controlling the position or direction of the emitted beam
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/10—Construction or shape of the optical resonator, e.g. extended or external cavity, coupled cavities, bent-guide, varying width, thickness or composition of the active region
    • H01S5/18—Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities
    • H01S5/183—Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL]
    • H01S5/18308—Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL] having a special structure for lateral current or light confinement
    • H01S5/18311—Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL] having a special structure for lateral current or light confinement using selective oxidation
AU2002214809A 2000-11-09 2001-11-09 A vertical cavity surface emitting laser Abandoned AU2002214809A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPR1377A AUPR137700A0 (en) 2000-11-09 2000-11-09 A steerable vertical cavity surface emitting laser
AUPR1377 2000-11-09
PCT/AU2001/001460 WO2002039554A1 (en) 2000-11-09 2001-11-09 A vertical cavity surface emitting laser

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AU2002214809A1 true AU2002214809A1 (en) 2002-05-21

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AU (2) AUPR137700A0 (en)
WO (1) WO2002039554A1 (en)

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US8537874B2 (en) * 2010-10-28 2013-09-17 Flir Systems, Inc. High fill-factor efficient vertical-cavity surface emitting laser arrays

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US5778018A (en) * 1994-10-13 1998-07-07 Nec Corporation VCSELs (vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers) and VCSEL-based devices
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US6044100A (en) * 1997-12-23 2000-03-28 Lucent Technologies Inc. Lateral injection VCSEL
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WO2002039554A1 (en) 2002-05-16
US7110428B2 (en) 2006-09-19
US20040037337A1 (en) 2004-02-26
AUPR137700A0 (en) 2000-11-30

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