High-power short-wavelength surface-emitting laser diodes

We report on the first demonstration of high power, short-wavelength, in-plane, horizontal cavity ion-beam-etched surface-emitting lasers with emission wavelengths of 740 nm and 635 nm, and surface-emitting output powers of 850 mW and 170 mW from GaAlAs/GaAs and GaInP/GaAlInP laser diodes, respectively.