| Improved beam quality for semiconductor lasers has been a challenging problem since laser invention. The approach proposed in this thesis for beam improvement is based on zero-order anomalies in the reflectance spectra of periodically corrugated waveguides, which is the waveguide analogy of the well-known Wood anomalies in diffraction spectra of metallic gratings. The proposed investigation include developing a high-quality and reliable technologies for optical waveguides, holographic-grating, and optical resonant filters. Applications of this research include high-power and high-brightness vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), large area lasers, and laser arrays for optical communications, lidars, and industrial material processing. |
