Applications and performance of VCSELs

Author

Choquette, K.D. ; Allerman, A.A. ; Hou, H.Q. ; Geib, Kent M. ; Hammous, B.E.

Author_Institution

Center for Compoud Semicond. Sci. & Technol., Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

1-4 Nov. 1998

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

21

Abstract

The unique attributes of vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) diodes have generated research and commercial interest worldwide. The near term product applications of implanted VCSELs presently center around optical data transmission. VCSELs are considered to be light-emitting diode replacements with respect to packaging and optical coupling, but will also enable very high modulation rate and high efficiency. The use of buried oxide layers for electrical and optical confinement has produced remarkable performance advances of interest for emerging applications. Future applications will leverage high efficiency VCSELs, 2-dimensional VCSEL arrays, and integration with microelectronics.

Keywords

buried layers; laser beam applications; laser cavity resonators; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; 2D VCSEL arrays; VCSEL; buried oxide layers; electrical confinement; optical confinement; optical coupling; optical data transmission; surface emitting laser diodes; vertical cavity SEL diodes; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Light emitting diodes; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Packaging; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 1998. Technical Digest 1998., 20th Annual

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA, USA

ISSN

1064-7775

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5049-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GAAS.1998.722611

Filename

722611