The resistance characteristics of a continuously-graded distributed Bragg reflector（DBR） in a 980-nm verticalcavity surface-emitting laser（VCSEL） are modeled in detail.The junction resistances between the layers o...The resistance characteristics of a continuously-graded distributed Bragg reflector（DBR） in a 980-nm verticalcavity surface-emitting laser（VCSEL） are modeled in detail.The junction resistances between the layers of both the p-and n-DBR mirrors are analysed by combining the thermionic emission model and the finite difference method.In the meantime,the intrinsic resistance of the DBR material system is calculated to make a comparison with the junction resistance.The minimal values of series resistances of the graded p-and n-type DBR mirrors and the lateral temperature-dependent resistance variation are calculated and discussed.The result indicates the potential to optimize the design of the DBR reflectors of the 980-nm VCSELs.展开更多
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文摘The resistance characteristics of a continuously-graded distributed Bragg reflector（DBR） in a 980-nm verticalcavity surface-emitting laser（VCSEL） are modeled in detail.The junction resistances between the layers of both the p-and n-DBR mirrors are analysed by combining the thermionic emission model and the finite difference method.In the meantime,the intrinsic resistance of the DBR material system is calculated to make a comparison with the junction resistance.The minimal values of series resistances of the graded p-and n-type DBR mirrors and the lateral temperature-dependent resistance variation are calculated and discussed.The result indicates the potential to optimize the design of the DBR reflectors of the 980-nm VCSELs.
