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[LDC3-01(Invited)] Continuous-wave operation of long cavity III-nitride vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers utilizing a topside dielectric curved mirror

*Nathan Christopher Palmquist¹, Stephen Gee¹, Srinivas Gandrothula¹, Xianqing Li¹, Steven P. Denbaars¹, Shuji Nakamura¹ (1. University of California, Santa Barbara)

We report our recent results of a GaN VCSEL with a topside dielectric concave mirror. CW fundamental transverse mode operation is demonstrated and analyzed for current apertures up to 11μm. Alternative methods of shaping the transverse mode are discussed in this talk.