GaN Photonic-Crystal Surface-Emitting Laser at Blue-Violet Wavelengths
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- 25 January 2008
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 319 (5862), 445-447
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1150413
Abstract
Shorter-wavelength surface-emitting laser sources are important for a variety of fields, including photonics, information processing, and biology. We report on the creation of a current-driven blue-violet photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser. We have developed a fabrication method, named “air holes retained over growth,” in order to construct a two-dimensional gallium nitride (GaN)/air photonic-crystal structure. The resulting periodic structure has a photonic-crystal band-edge effect sufficient for the successful operation of a current-injection surface-emitting laser. This represents an important step in the development of laser sources that could be focused to a size much less than the wavelength and be integrated two-dimensionally at such short wavelengths.Keywords
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