Single fundamental mode photonic crystal VCSEL with high power and low threshold current optimized by modal loss analysis
Xie Yi-Yang1, 2, Kan Qiang2, Xu Chen1, †, Xu Kun3, Chen Hong-Da2
       

(color online) (a) Optimized PhC-VCSEL with 10 oxide aperture operating in single fundamental mode with 3.1 mW output power. (b) The spectral characteristics of the optimized SFM PhC-VCSELs at maximum output power. Over 35 dB side suppression is maintained.