Title :
Small signal modulation of a single mode photonic crystal vertical cavity surface-emitting laser
Author :
Danner, Aaron J. ; Kim, Taesung ; Grasso, Daniel M. ; Young, Erik W. ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Small signal modulation of a vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) incorporating a photonic-crystal vertical waveguide structure for lateral confinement was carried out. A record 9-GHz bandwidth was achieved under single lateral mode operation.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; laser modes; optical modulation; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; waveguide lasers; 9 GHz; photonic crystal vertical cavity surface-emitting laser; signal modulation; single lateral mode operation; Bandwidth; Distributed feedback devices; Etching; Laser modes; Optical modulation; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Power generation; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2004. Conference Digest. 2004 IEEE 19th International
Conference_Location :
Matsue-shi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8627-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2004.1382788
