Title :
Optimizationof VCSEL structure for high-speed operation
Author :
Chang, Yu-Chia ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
The optimization of our tapered-oxide-apertured VCSEL structure for high-speed operation is presented. Using a new aperture design and p-doping recipe in the top mirror, bandwidths >20 GHz and 35 Gb/s error-free operation has been demonstrated.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; semiconductor doping; surface emitting lasers; bandwidth; bandwidth 20 GHz; bit rate 35 Gbit/s; high-speed operation; mirror; p-doping; tapered-oxide-apertured VCSEL; Apertures; Bandwidth; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Doping profiles; Error-free operation; High speed optical techniques; Mirrors; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1782-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1783-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636058
