Demonstration of III-nitride vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with a topside dielectric curved mirror

TitleDemonstration of III-nitride vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with a topside dielectric curved mirror
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2023
AuthorsPalmquist NC, Kearns JA, Gee S, Juan A, Gandrothula S, Lam M, Denbaars SP, Nakamura S
JournalApplied Physics Express
Volume17
Pagination016504
Date Publisheddec
Abstract

We report long cavity (65λ) GaN-based vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) with a topside dielectric concave mirror, an ion implanted current aperture, and a bottomside nanoporous GaN distributed Bragg reflector. Under pulsed operation, a VCSEL with a 10 μm aperture and a curved mirror with a radius of curvature of 120 μm had a threshold current density of 14 kA cm−2, and a maximum output power of 370 μW for a lasing mode at 404.5 nm. The longitudinal performance has a side-mode suppression ratio of 30 dB up to a current density of approximately 40 kA cm−2. Multiple transverse mode profiles are observed across several devices.

URLhttps://dx.doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/ad119b
DOI10.35848/1882-0786/ad119b