Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) have entered into commercial market over the last few years. The paper describes the progress of visible (red) VCSELs in particular. The Basic experimental structures a...Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) have entered into commercial market over the last few years. The paper describes the progress of visible (red) VCSELs in particular. The Basic experimental structures are reviewed, with emphasis on distributed Bragg reflectors, gain media, as well as detuning.lt also points out some technical issues that must still be resolved. Finally, the polarization of VCSELs devices is discussed.展开更多
文摘Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) have entered into commercial market over the last few years. The paper describes the progress of visible (red) VCSELs in particular. The Basic experimental structures are reviewed, with emphasis on distributed Bragg reflectors, gain media, as well as detuning.lt also points out some technical issues that must still be resolved. Finally, the polarization of VCSELs devices is discussed.