Edge-emitting crystal laser with circular spot output and low divergence angle and composite waveguide device

Abstract

The invention discloses a photonic crystal composted waveguide device used for improving the two dimension distant field morphology of an edge-emitting crystal laser. The structure is composed of a ridge waveguide structure which is parallel to heterogeneous section direction and an unsymmetrical photonic crystal structure which is vertical to heterogeneous section direction. The low divergence angle and the circular spot output are achieved by the combination of the ridge waveguide structure and the unsymmetrical photonic crystal structure. The vertical structure is an N-shaped substrate, an N-shaped photonic crystal waveguide, an active layer, a P-shaped limitation layer and a P-shaped cover layer in order from the bottom up, wherein the N-shaped photonic crystal waveguide is generated by the alternative development of materials with high refractive index and materials with low refractive index. Based on the adjusting function of photonic crystal to photo state, so that each of different model fields are provided with a different distribution of light fields and has distinguished property of space. Gain of model of a low-level model is maximized, so that stable emitting of the low-level model is achieved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of optical communication, in particular to a circular spot output low-divergence angle edge-emitting photonic crystal laser and a composite waveguide device. Background technique [0002] With the development of optical communication, optical interconnection technology and various optoelectronic devices, laser technology has become an indispensable part of the development of modern science and technology. The application of lasers has covered various fields such as life, medicine, exploration, and national defense. With the continuous expansion of the application area, the types of lasers are also increasing. But cheap and reliable are prerequisites for a class of lasers to be popularized. In order to further meet the needs of industry and military, the improvement of semiconductor laser power and beam quality has become a research hotspot. For this reason, people have tried many structures and made a lot of efforts....

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Problems solved by technology

The output power of the laser can be increased by increasing the width of the waveguide, but too wide a strip width will cause multi-mode lasing and affect the beam quality

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