Optimization of vertical cavity lasers with intracavity metal layers
- Authors: Lazarenko A.A.1,2, Ivanov K.A.1,2,3, Gubaydullin A.R.1,2, Kaliteevski M.A.1,2,4
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Affiliations:
- St. Petersburg National Research Academic University
- ITMO University
- St. Petersburg Scientific Center
- Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute
- Issue: Vol 51, No 4 (2017)
- Pages: 520-523
- Section: Physics of Semiconductor Devices
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-7826/article/view/199784
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063782617040121
- ID: 199784
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Abstract
The dependence of the decay of optical eigenmodes in a vertical cavity laser with intracavity metal layers on the geometric parameters of the system is investigated. It is shown that the lowest decay rate corresponds to the case where the frequency of the cavity eigenmode differs from the Bragg frequency of the cavity mirrors. The spontaneous-emission rate is calculated using the S-quantization formalism. It is found that, for the odd-parity high-energy mode, this rate increases by two orders of magnitude with respect to the freespace emission rate.
About the authors
A. A. Lazarenko
St. Petersburg National Research Academic University; ITMO University
Email: kivanov@corp.ifmo.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 197101
K. A. Ivanov
St. Petersburg National Research Academic University; ITMO University; St. Petersburg Scientific Center
Author for correspondence.
Email: kivanov@corp.ifmo.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 197101; St. Petersburg, 199034
A. R. Gubaydullin
St. Petersburg National Research Academic University; ITMO University
Email: kivanov@corp.ifmo.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 197101
M. A. Kaliteevski
St. Petersburg National Research Academic University; ITMO University; Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute
Email: kivanov@corp.ifmo.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 197101; St. Petersburg, 194021