Interdependence of parasitic losses in photonic crystal surface emitting lasers

It is common practice to use an un-pumped, PC containing region of a PCSEL to reduce in-plane optical power loss. We simulate the effect of self-absorption in this un-pumped region on parasitic losses. It is found that the in-plane loss may be zeroed for a suitably thick un-pumped PC region width. H...

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Main Authors: Jingzhao Liu, Xingyu Zhao, Zijun Bian, Paul Harvey, Scott Watson, Stephen J. Sweeney, Richard Hogg
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Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2025-04-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0252646
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description It is common practice to use an un-pumped, PC containing region of a PCSEL to reduce in-plane optical power loss. We simulate the effect of self-absorption in this un-pumped region on parasitic losses. It is found that the in-plane loss may be zeroed for a suitably thick un-pumped PC region width. However, in such devices, the internal loss no longer has a unique value, and the dependence of the minimum total parasitic loss on a range of parameters is discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-25cba67c2d5141c0a3fff01086dd35732025-08-20T02:11:08ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262025-04-01154045321045321-510.1063/5.0252646Interdependence of parasitic losses in photonic crystal surface emitting lasersJingzhao Liu0Xingyu Zhao1Zijun Bian2Paul Harvey3Scott Watson4Stephen J. Sweeney5Richard Hogg6James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United KingdomJames Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United KingdomSchool of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United KingdomSchool of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United KingdomJames Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United KingdomJames Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United KingdomAston Institute for Photonic Technologies, Aston University, Aston Street, Birmingham B4 7ET, United KingdomIt is common practice to use an un-pumped, PC containing region of a PCSEL to reduce in-plane optical power loss. We simulate the effect of self-absorption in this un-pumped region on parasitic losses. It is found that the in-plane loss may be zeroed for a suitably thick un-pumped PC region width. However, in such devices, the internal loss no longer has a unique value, and the dependence of the minimum total parasitic loss on a range of parameters is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0252646
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Interdependence of parasitic losses in photonic crystal surface emitting lasers
AIP Advances
title Interdependence of parasitic losses in photonic crystal surface emitting lasers
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