VCSEL array module using (111) facet mirrors of a V-grooved silicon optical bench and angled fibers

Author

Sung Hwan Hwang ; Jae Yong An ; Myeong-Hyun Kim ; Woo Chang Choi ; Sung Ryul Cho ; Sang Hwan Lee ; Han Seo Cho ; Hyo-Hoon Park

Author_Institution

Fionix Corp., Daejeon, South Korea

Volume

17

Issue

2

fYear

2005

Firstpage

477

Lastpage

479

Abstract

We propose an advanced scheme of optical subassembly (OSA) using a silicon optical bench (SiOB) for the vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) array. The VCSEL beams were deflected on the (111) end facets of the V-grooves in a SiOB and were coupled into the angled fibers. The inclined angle and position of the fibers were designed to maximize the coupling efficiency. The fabricated OSA showed a coupling efficiency of 30%-50% and a large misalignment tolerance of about 90 μm along the longitudinal direction of the V-grooves. Data transmission of 2.5 Gb/s ×12 channels was demonstrated with clear eye diagrams.

Keywords

elemental semiconductors; mirrors; modules; optical fibre couplers; optical interconnections; semiconductor laser arrays; silicon; surface emitting lasers; 2.5 Gbit/s; 30 to 50 percent; V-grooved silicon optical bench; VCSEL array module; angled fibers; coupling efficiency; facet mirrors; misalignment tolerance; optical subassembly; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser array; Mirrors; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical surface waves; Optical transmitters; Silicon; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Optical interconnection; optical subassembly (OSA); silicon optical bench (SiOB); vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2004.840275

Filename

1386354