Optical Mode Calculation in Large-Area Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers

We discuss algorithms and numerical challenges in constructing and resolving spectral problems for photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers (PCSELs) with photonic crystal layers and large (up to several tens of mm<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$^{2}$</tex-math>...

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Main Authors: Mindaugas Radziunas, Eduard Kuhn, Hans Wenzel, Ben King, Paul Crump
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10477490/
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author Mindaugas Radziunas
Eduard Kuhn
Hans Wenzel
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description We discuss algorithms and numerical challenges in constructing and resolving spectral problems for photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers (PCSELs) with photonic crystal layers and large (up to several tens of mm<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$^{2}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) emission areas. We show that finite difference schemes created using coarse numerical meshes provide sufficient accuracy for several major (lowest-threshold) modes of particular device designs. Our technique is applied to the example of large-area all-semiconductor PCSELs, showing how it can be used to optimize device performance.
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spelling doaj-art-f08049a5fe394d6cb5b0c115866b44232025-01-24T00:00:10ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552024-01-011621910.1109/JPHOT.2024.338053210477490Optical Mode Calculation in Large-Area Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting LasersMindaugas Radziunas0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0306-1266Eduard Kuhn1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8868-6497Hans Wenzel2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1726-0223Ben King3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8891-5381Paul Crump4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6723-8863Weierstrass Institute (WIAS), Berlin, GermanyWeierstrass Institute (WIAS), Berlin, GermanyFerdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH), Berlin, GermanyFerdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH), Berlin, GermanyFerdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH), Berlin, GermanyWe discuss algorithms and numerical challenges in constructing and resolving spectral problems for photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers (PCSELs) with photonic crystal layers and large (up to several tens of mm<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$^{2}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) emission areas. We show that finite difference schemes created using coarse numerical meshes provide sufficient accuracy for several major (lowest-threshold) modes of particular device designs. Our technique is applied to the example of large-area all-semiconductor PCSELs, showing how it can be used to optimize device performance.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10477490/Modelingnumerical algorithmcalculationsPCSELphotonic crystaloptical modes
spellingShingle Mindaugas Radziunas
Eduard Kuhn
Hans Wenzel
Ben King
Paul Crump
Optical Mode Calculation in Large-Area Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers
IEEE Photonics Journal
Modeling
numerical algorithm
calculations
PCSEL
photonic crystal
optical modes
title Optical Mode Calculation in Large-Area Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers
title_full Optical Mode Calculation in Large-Area Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers
title_fullStr Optical Mode Calculation in Large-Area Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers
title_full_unstemmed Optical Mode Calculation in Large-Area Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers
title_short Optical Mode Calculation in Large-Area Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers
title_sort optical mode calculation in large area photonic crystal surface emitting lasers
topic Modeling
numerical algorithm
calculations
PCSEL
photonic crystal
optical modes
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10477490/
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