A surface emitting laser diode (SELD) with two distributed Bragg reflectors (DBR) and semiconductor multilayer air-bridge-supported top mirror is fabricated. A low threshold current of 1.5 mA is achieved under room temperature CW operation. The spectrum shows a strong peak at 891 nm with a FWHM of 10 AA. With light emission from the top Bragg reflector instead of from the back side of the substrate, laser arrays are easily formed with this novel structure.
Published in:
Electronics Letters
(Volume:26
,
Issue:
5
)
Date of Publication: 1 March 1990