Brightness improvement of edge-emitting lasers by combining vertical broad-area HiBBEE and laterally inhomogeneous waveguides

1060 nm high-brightness vertical broad-area edge-emitting (HiBBEE) lasers with laterally inhomogeneous ridge waveguides are investigated. The effects of triangular, fishbone, and square-shaped corrugations on the loss of fundamental and higher-order modes are calculated by the beam propagation metho...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Kun Wu, Xiao-E. Xue, Si-Cong Tian, Md. Jarez Miah, André Strittmatter, Dieter Bimberg
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Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2024-12-01
Series:APL Photonics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0236274
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Xiao-E. Xue
Si-Cong Tian
Md. Jarez Miah
André Strittmatter
Dieter Bimberg
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Si-Cong Tian
Md. Jarez Miah
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Dieter Bimberg
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description 1060 nm high-brightness vertical broad-area edge-emitting (HiBBEE) lasers with laterally inhomogeneous ridge waveguides are investigated. The effects of triangular, fishbone, and square-shaped corrugations on the loss of fundamental and higher-order modes are calculated by the beam propagation method. Lasers with 15 µm ridge width, 2 mm cavity length, and various types of corrugations are fabricated. The combination of vertical broad-area and fishbone- and square-shaped corrugations yields excellent beam quality, with beam quality factors M2 ≤ 1.5 and 2.6 in vertical and lateral directions, respectively. Despite the loss in output power due to the increased losses incurred by the corrugations, corrugated lasers provide higher brightness than the reference laser with a conventional straight ridge waveguide. HiBBEE lasers with square-shaped corrugated ridges provide 1.7 times larger brightness than the reference lasers.
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spelling doaj-art-911c5e561e584da9bd8052ffc53dd0c52025-01-02T17:20:57ZengAIP Publishing LLCAPL Photonics2378-09672024-12-01912126113126113-810.1063/5.0236274Brightness improvement of edge-emitting lasers by combining vertical broad-area HiBBEE and laterally inhomogeneous waveguidesCheng-Kun Wu0Xiao-E. Xue1Si-Cong Tian2Md. Jarez Miah3André Strittmatter4Dieter Bimberg5Bimberg Chinese-German Center for Green Photonics and Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaBimberg Chinese-German Center for Green Photonics and Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaBimberg Chinese-German Center for Green Photonics and Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaInstitute of Information and Communication Technology, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 1205 Dhaka, BangladeshOtto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, 39106 Magdeburg, GermanyBimberg Chinese-German Center for Green Photonics and Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China1060 nm high-brightness vertical broad-area edge-emitting (HiBBEE) lasers with laterally inhomogeneous ridge waveguides are investigated. The effects of triangular, fishbone, and square-shaped corrugations on the loss of fundamental and higher-order modes are calculated by the beam propagation method. Lasers with 15 µm ridge width, 2 mm cavity length, and various types of corrugations are fabricated. The combination of vertical broad-area and fishbone- and square-shaped corrugations yields excellent beam quality, with beam quality factors M2 ≤ 1.5 and 2.6 in vertical and lateral directions, respectively. Despite the loss in output power due to the increased losses incurred by the corrugations, corrugated lasers provide higher brightness than the reference laser with a conventional straight ridge waveguide. HiBBEE lasers with square-shaped corrugated ridges provide 1.7 times larger brightness than the reference lasers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0236274
spellingShingle Cheng-Kun Wu
Xiao-E. Xue
Si-Cong Tian
Md. Jarez Miah
André Strittmatter
Dieter Bimberg
Brightness improvement of edge-emitting lasers by combining vertical broad-area HiBBEE and laterally inhomogeneous waveguides
APL Photonics
title Brightness improvement of edge-emitting lasers by combining vertical broad-area HiBBEE and laterally inhomogeneous waveguides
title_full Brightness improvement of edge-emitting lasers by combining vertical broad-area HiBBEE and laterally inhomogeneous waveguides
title_fullStr Brightness improvement of edge-emitting lasers by combining vertical broad-area HiBBEE and laterally inhomogeneous waveguides
title_full_unstemmed Brightness improvement of edge-emitting lasers by combining vertical broad-area HiBBEE and laterally inhomogeneous waveguides
title_short Brightness improvement of edge-emitting lasers by combining vertical broad-area HiBBEE and laterally inhomogeneous waveguides
title_sort brightness improvement of edge emitting lasers by combining vertical broad area hibbee and laterally inhomogeneous waveguides
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0236274
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