Hegarty, SP,Huyet, G,Porta, P,McInerney, JG,Choquette, KD,Geib, KM,Hou, HQ;

1999

June

Journal of The Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics

Transverse-mode structure and pattern formation in oxide-confined vertical-cavity semiconductor lasers

Validated

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SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS SPATIOTEMPORAL INSTABILITIES SELECTIVE OXIDATION THRESHOLD DYNAMICS POLARIZATION CO2-LASER VORTICES DIODES CHAOS

16

2060

2071

We analyze the transverse profiles of oxide-confined vertical-cavity laser diodes as a function of aperture size. For small apertures we demonstrate that thermal lensing can be the dominant effect in determining the transverse resonator properties. me also analyze pattern formation in lasers with large apertures where we observe the appearance of tilted waves. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America [S0740-3224(99)00611-6].