WO2002084830A3 - Optical resonators with mirror structure suppressing higher order transverse spatial modes - Google Patents

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WO2002084830A3
WO2002084830A3 PCT/US2002/011539 US0211539W WO02084830A3 WO 2002084830 A3 WO2002084830 A3 WO 2002084830A3 US 0211539 W US0211539 W US 0211539W WO 02084830 A3 WO02084830 A3 WO 02084830A3
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    • H01S5/183—Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL]
    • H01S5/18386—Details of the emission surface for influencing the near- or far-field, e.g. a grating on the surface
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    • H01S2301/166—Single transverse or lateral mode
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    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/08018—Mode suppression
    • H01S3/0804—Transverse or lateral modes
    • H01S3/08045—Single-mode emission
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    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/08059—Constructional details of the reflector, e.g. shape
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    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/08072—Thermal lensing or thermally induced birefringence; Compensation thereof
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    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/10—Construction or shape of the optical resonator, e.g. extended or external cavity, coupled cavities, bent-guide, varying width, thickness or composition of the active region
    • H01S5/14—External cavity lasers
    • H01S5/141—External cavity lasers using a wavelength selective device, e.g. a grating or etalon

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  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
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Abstract

An optical resonator including is designed is to degrade the ability of the resonator to supportsuppress higher order transverse spatial modes. The inventive optical resonator forces Higher higher order transverse modes to be fundamentally unstable in the inventive optical resonator, ultimately achievingultimately to achieving single transverse mode resonator operation. Specifically, the bounded phase deflection mirror shape or intracavity lens profile is tailored to confine the fundamental mode while rendering the higher order modes unstable. This has application in MEMS/MOEMS optical resonator devices by suppressing the side modes and increasing the side mode suppression ratio (SMSR), as well as improving SMSR tolerance to device external alignment, for example. This also has application to achieving single transverse mode operation in laser resonators, such as in semiconductor vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL).
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