Title :
The race toward long wavelength VCSELs
Author :
Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We discuss the merits and tradeoffs for approaches currently under development for 1300 and 1550 nm VCSELs. The eventual winning approach will optimally address a combination of technical performance, commercial manufacturability and market requirements
Keywords :
optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1300 nm; 1550 nm; cascaded multiple active regions; commercial manufacturability; distributed Bragg reflector mirror; long wavelength VCSEL; market requirements; metamorphic structures; metro access networks; pseudomorphic approaches; quantum dots; quantum wells; technical performance; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; Gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Manufacturing; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber networks; Quantum dots; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wafer bonding;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.968955
