Abstract
We present a novel concept to achieve surface emission from conventional semiconductor laser diodes. This new type of laser diode is modified to allow a coupling of the laser mode to a transverse electric polarized surface mode. As a result we achieve surface emission from GaAs/AlGaAs double heterostructure laser diodes with a beam divergence of 0.2%. This novel concept has a high potential for the realization of a beam steering device.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1164-1166 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)