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With the rapid development of information technology, a wavelength-tunable vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) is urgently needed as an optical signal source in dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM). Liquid crystal tunable VCSEL realized by utilizing the birefringence characteristics of liquid crystal has the advantages of stable polarization, high reliability, continuous wavelength tuning. In this paper, a liquid crystal tunable VCSEL structure based on intracavity sub wavelength grating is designed, and the influence of liquid crystal layer and sub wavelength grating on the wavelength tuning characteristics of VCSEL are analyzed and studied in depth. The results show that the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the tunable VCSEL structure not only affects the wavelength tuning range, but also determines the mode hopping in the tuning process. In addition, an effective refractive index antireflection layer is formed by designing the subwavelength grating structure, and the refractive index difference between the liquid crystal layer and the semiconductor layer is optimized to further improve the wavelength tuning range and tuning efficiency. When the center wavelength is 980 nm, the tuning range is increased by 42%, reaching 41 nm, and the wavelength tuning efficiency is increased by 41%. It provides a new method of designing the VCSEL laser with high beam quality and continuous wavelength tuning.
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Keywords:
- vertical cavity surface emitting laser /
- liquid crystal /
- tunable
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图 1 具有亚波长光栅层的液晶波长可调谐VCSEL的结构示意图
Figure 1. Structure of liquid crystal wavelength tunable VCSEL with sub-wavelength grating layer.
图 2 液晶可调谐VCSEL光场能量分布 (a)无亚波长光栅的情况; (b)—(d)为亚波长光栅不同周期、占空比的情况
Figure 2. Liquid crystal tunable VCSEL field energy distribution: (a) Without sub wavelength grating; (b)–(d) Sub wavelength gratings with different cycles and duty cycles.
图 3 液晶分子倾角随调谐电压变化示意图
Figure 3. Diagram of liquid crystal molecule inclination varying with tuning voltage.
图 4 液晶电控双折射率与电压的变化关系
Figure 4. Relationship between electronic controlled birefringence and voltage of liquid crystal.
图 5 液晶层厚度和旋转角度与调谐波长之间的关系图
Figure 5. The relationship between the thickness and rotation angle of the liquid crystal layer and the tuning wavelength.
图 6 (a)具有亚波长光栅可调谐VCSEL调谐范围; (b)无亚波长光栅可调谐VCSEL调谐范围
Figure 6. (a) Tunable VCSEL tuning range with sub wavelength grating; (b) tunable VCSEL tuning range without sub wavelength grating.
图 7 液晶可调谐VCSEL引入亚波长光栅前后, 液晶分子角与限制因子和阈值增益的关系
Figure 7. The relationship between liquid crystal molecular angle and confinement factor and threshold gain before and after introducing subwavelength grating in liquid crystal tunable VCSEL.
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Google Scholar
[2] Soda H, Iga K, Kitahara C, Suematsu Y 1979 Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 18 2329
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
Li Y J, Zong N, Peng Q J 2018 Laser & Optoelectronics Progress 55 050006
Google Scholar
[5] Chang-Hasnain C J, Yang W J 2012 Adv. Opt. Photon. 4 379
Google Scholar
[6] Lackner M, Schwarzott M, Winter F, Kögel B, Jatta S, Halbritter H, Meissner P 2006 Opt. Lett. 31 3170
Google Scholar
[7] Lewander M, Fried A, Weibring P, Richter D, Spuler S, Rippe L 2011 Appl. Phys. B 104 715
Google Scholar
[8] John D D, Burgner C B, Potsaid B, Robertson M E, Lee B K, Choi W J, Cable A E, Fujimoto J G, Jayaraman V 2015 J. Lightwave Technol. 33 3461
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Wang Q 2014 M. S. Thesis (Beijing: Beijing University of Technology) (in Chinese)
[14] 李保志, 邹永刚, 王小龙, 裴丽娜, 石琳琳, 李鹏涛, 关宝璐 2018 发光学报 39 1621
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Li B Z, Zou Y G, Wang X L, Pei L N, Shi L L, Li P T, Guan B L 2018 Chinese Journal of Luminescence 39 1621
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Wang Z P, Zhang F, Yang J W, Li P T, Guan B L 2020 Acta Phys. Sin. 69 064203
Google Scholar
[19] 江孝伟 2016 硕士学位论文 (北京: 北京工业大学)
Jiang X W 2016 M. S. Thesis (Beijing: Beijing University of Technology) (in Chinese)
[20] 夏慧敏 2013 硕士学位论文 (合肥: 安徽大学)
Xia H M 2013 M. S. Thesis (Hefei: Anhui University) (in Chinese)
[21] Kanamori Y, Roy E, Chen Y 2005 Microelectron Eng. 78 287
[22] 李鹏涛 2018 硕士学位论文 (北京: 北京工业大学)
Li P T 2018 M. S. Thesis (Beijing: Beijing University of Technology) (in Chinese)
[23] Panajotov K, Thienpont H 2011 Opt. Express 19 16749
Google Scholar
[24] 裴丽娜 2019 硕士学位论文 (长春: 长春理工大学)
Pei L N 2019 M. S. Thesis (Changchun: Changchun University of Technology) (in Chinese)
[25] Debernardi P, Tibaldi A, Orta R 2019 IEEE J. Quantum Elect. 55 2400108
Google Scholar
[26] Corzine S W, Geels R S, Scott J W, Yan R H, Coldren L A 1989 IEEE J. Quantum Elect. 25 1513
Google Scholar
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