• DocumentCode
    2873258
  • Title

    GHz operation of bipolar cascade VCSELs

  • Author

    Siskaninetz, W.J. ; Ehret, J.E. ; Lott, J.A. ; Nelson, T.R., Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Sensors Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report GHz modulation of bipolar cascade VCSELs. The VCSELs incorporate a reverse-biased tunnel junction and p-doped oxide aperture for each triple-quantum well active region. These devices exhibit frequency responses greater than 4 GHz.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; frequency modulation; gallium arsenide; laser cavity resonators; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; GaAs; bipolar cascade VCSELs; frequency response; gigahertz modulation; high-frequency modulation; p-doped oxide aperture; reverse-biased tunnel junction; triple-quantum well active region; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Apertures; Force sensors; Frequency response; Gallium arsenide; Laboratories; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum well lasers; Radio frequency; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; 250.7260 Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers; 250.7270 Vertical Emitting Lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628365
  • Filename
    4628365