Title :
High speed modulation characteristics of long wavelength vertical cavity lasers based on an integrated InP Bragg reflector
Author :
Stevens, R. ; Rapp, S. ; Schatz, R. ; Goobar, E. ; Streubel, K. ; Karlsson, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., R. Inst. of Technol., Kista, Sweden
Abstract :
The high-speed performance of 1.55 μm GaInAsP MQW vertical cavity lasers based on a 50-period GaInAsP-InP bottom mirror operating continuous-wave at low temperature is presented. The maximum small-signal modulation bandwidth was limited by parasitics to 3.4 GHz
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical modulation; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; laser transitions; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1.55 μm GaInAsP MQW vertical cavity lasers; 1.55 mum; 3.4 GHz; DBR lasers; GaInAsP; GaInAsP-InP; GaInAsP-InP bottom mirror; continuous-wave lasers; high speed modulation characteristics; high-speed performance; integrated InP Bragg reflector; long wavelength vertical cavity lasers; low temperature; maximum small-signal modulation bandwidth; parasitics; Bandwidth; Contacts; Current measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Indium phosphide; Mirrors; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical fiber losses; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732445
