摘要:
A method of fabricating VCSELs including the steps of epitaxially growing a first mirror stack of a first conductivity type, an active region on the first mirror stack, and a first portion of a second mirror stack of a second conductivity type on the active region. A dielectric layer is then formed on the first portion of the second mirror stack, patterned to define an operating region and a remaining portion of the second mirror stack is epitaxially grown on the first portion to form a complete second mirror stack. Portions of the second mirror stack overlying the dielectric layer are polycrystalline in formation and substantially limit the remaining portion of the second mirror stack to the operating region. The polycrystalline layers can then be removed and electrical contacts formed.
摘要:
A top-emitting vertical cavity surface emitting laser with a current blocking layer at the substrate and offset layers in the mirror stack providing an optical waveguide aligned to the injected current distribution.
摘要:
A first stack of distributed Bragg mirrors having alternating layers of aluminum gallium arsenide differing in concentrations of an aluminum are disposed on a surface of a substrate with a first plurality of continuous gradient layers positioned between the alternating layers of differing aluminum concentrations to dynamically move the aluminum concentration from one of the alternating layer to another alternating layers. A first cladding region is disposed on the first stack of distributed Bragg mirrors. An active region is disposed on the first cladding region with a second cladding region being dispose on the active region. A second stack of distributed Bragg mirrors having alternating layers of aluminum gallium arsenide differing concentrations of aluminum are disposed on the second cladding region with a second plurality of continuous gradient layers being positioned between the alternating layers of differing aluminum concentrations to dynamically change the aluminum concentration from one of the altering layers to another alternating layers.
摘要:
A vertical cavity laser with unstable resonator including a substrate having opposed major surfaces with a first semiconductor mirror stack positioned on one major surface of the substrate, an active region positioned on the first stack and a second semiconductor mirror stack positioned on the active region so as to sandwich the active region between the first and second stacks. Layers of the second stack being etched so as to spatially modulate the thickness of the second stack such that reflectivity is reduced in a central portion of the second stack and increases toward an edge thereof.
摘要:
Patterned-mirrors for VCSELs are fabricated by forming a first mirror stack of a plurality of pairs of relatively high and low index of refraction layers of AlGaAs, forming an active region of aluminum-free material on the first mirror stack, and forming a second mirror stack of a plurality of pairs of relatively high and low index of refraction layers of AlGaAs. The second mirror stack can be selectively etched to the active region by utilizing the aluminum-free active region as an etch stop.
摘要:
A VCSEL including a first mirror stack, an active region and a second mirror stack positioned on a substrate with portions of the active region and the first and second mirror stacks being offset from surrounding portions by an offset area in the surface of the substrate so as to define a lateral waveguide which confines the operating region of the VCSEL. The surrounding portions of the second mirror stack are removed to provide current control and refractory metal contacts are formed on the upper and lower surfaces. Methods of fabricating the offset as a depression or a mesa in the surface of the substrate and the resulting VCSEL are disclosed.
摘要:
A microcavity LED with photon recycling including a substrate having at least one layer of material positioned thereon, and a first cladding layer, a second cladding layer and an active region sandwiched therebetween forming a mesa on the layer of material. The mesa has generally vertical sides and an upper surface with an electrically conductive and light reflective system positioned on the vertical sides of the mesa and partially covering the upper surface to form a first electrical contact for the LED, the electrically conductive and light reflective system defining a centrally located light emitting opening on the surface of the mesa, the mesa having a diametric dimension of the surface greater than one time larger than a diametric dimension of the opening.
摘要:
A high efficiency vertical cavity surface emitting laser with first and second mirror stacks and an active area sandwiched therebetween. The second mirror stack is formed into a mesa with exposed end surface and outer sidewalls and a centrally located light emission region. A portion of the mesa adjacent the exposed outer sidewalls has a reduced electrical conductance so as to spread operating current from the outer sidewalls into the centrally located light emission region. The electrical conductance of the portion is reduced by oxidizing or etching the outer sidewalls.
摘要:
Patterned-mirrors for VCSELs are fabricated by forming a first mirror stack of a plurality of pairs of relatively high and low index of refraction layers, forming an active region of aluminum-free material on the first mirror stack, and forming a second mirror stack of a plurality of pairs of relatively high and low index of refraction layers. The second mirror stack includes first and second portions of materials selected to provide different rates of etching between the first and second portions. The second portion is selectively etched to the first portion by utilizing the first portion as an etch stop.
摘要:
A method of fabricating a ridge VCSEL having a first stack of mirrors, a second stack of mirrors and an active area sandwiched therebetween, including the steps of depositing a metal layer, an etchable layer and a masking layer on the second stack, removing portions of the masking layer, the etchable layer and the metal layer to form a mask, using the mask to etch the second stack to form a mesa, removing portions of the etchable layer to expose the metal layer, depositing an additional metal layer on the side of the mesa and the exposed portion of the metal layer to define a light emitting area, removing the etchable and masking layers to expose the metal layer in the light emitting area, and removing the exposed portion of the metal layer to expose the light emitting area.