Enhanced beam quality and polarization stability in oxide-confined Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers via anti-phase optical coatings and disorder-defined apertures

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Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical & Computer Engr

Grantor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2025

Author dc:creator

• Pikul, Kevin Peter

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dallesasse, John M
• Feng, Milton
• Lee, Minjoo
• Dragic, Peter D

• VCSEL
• single-transverse mode
• single-polarization state
• anti-phase optical coating
• silicon optical coating
• impurity-induced disordering
• disorder-defined aperture

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2025 Kevin Pikul

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/129750

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/129750