Abstract
GaN-based two-dimensional (2D) surface-emitting photonic crystal (PC) lasers with AlNGaN distributed Bragg reflectors are fabricated and demonstrated. The lasing threshold energy density is about 3.5 mJ cm2 per pulse under optical pumping at room temperature. Only one dominant emission wavelength of 424.3 nm with a narrow linewidth of 1.1 Å above the threshold is observed. The laser emission covers whole circularly 2D PC patterns (50 μm in diameter) with a small divergence angle. The lasing wavelength emitted from 2D PC lasers with different lattice constants occurs at the calculated band-edges provided by the PC patterns. The characteristics of large area, small divergence angle, and single mode emission from the GaN-based 2D surface-emitting PC lasers should be promising in high power blue-violet emitter applications.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 011129 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Jan 2008 |