Abstract
We demonstrate the room-temperature operation of a two-dimensional (2D) high-contrast grating (HCG) vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) at 1080 nm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first tunable electrically pumped surface-emitting laser using a 2D HCG. Our theory successfully explains the mechanism of broadband ultrahigh reflection of 2D HCGs. Our monolithic integrated laser exhibits single-mode output power above 0.68 mW under continuous-wave operation. Wavelength tunability is demonstrated via microelectromechanical system-controlled voltage.
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