Lasing characteristics of a continuous-wave operated folded-cavity surface-emitting laser
- 4 June 1990
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 56 (23) , 2267-2269
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.102935
Abstract
Room-temperature continuous-wave operation of a folded-cavity surface-emitting AlGaAs/GaAs laser with transverse junction stripe structure, which has a dry-etched 45° internal mirror, is demonstrated for the first time. A threshold current of 42 mA and a differential external quantum efficiency of 19% per facet were obtained. A single far-field lobe and single longitudinal mode emission were also observed.Keywords
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