Abstract
We study experimentally an electrically pumped GaAs-based bandgap structure based on a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL). We demonstrate that a microcavity embedded into this bandgap VCSEL structure supports localized optical modes without any holding beam. We propose a model of surface-structured VCSELs based on a reduced dissipative wave equation for describing electromagnetic modes in such semiconductor cavities and analyze a crossover between linear and nonlinear solitonlike cavity modes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3207-3209 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2010 |