A optoelectronic device is disclosed containing at least one multilayer interference reflector, having at least two periodicities in the
refractive index. At least one of the periodicities, or quasi-periodicities, prohibits the
light emission in a range of angles tilted with respect to the intentionally selected direction, for example, in the direction perpendicular to the layer planes, preventing the emission of light in the optical
modes propagating in a certain interval of angles, dangerous for the device, and thus reducing the effect of parasitic
modes on the device performance. A light generating element emitting light in a certain
wavelength range is preferably introduced in one of the
layers. The light is then channeled into the required angle range. The device can additionally contain a cavity. A second periodicity of the
refractive index is preferably selected to ensure a
high reflectivity in the vertical direction enabling advanced vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers.In other embodiments a double periodicity is selected to ensure a
high reflectivity of light in a direction tilted with respect to the vertical direction. An optoelectronic device having a multilayer interference reflector with two periodicities can operate as a light-emitting
diode, a superluminescence light-emitting
diode, a
laser diode, a single
photon emitter, or an emitter of entangled photons.