Rate-equation-based VCSEL model and simulation

Author

Shi, Xinzhi ; Qi, Chang ; Wang, Gaofeng ; Hu, Jicheng

Author_Institution

Inst. of Microelectron. & Inf., Wuhan Univ., Wuhan, China

fYear

2009

fDate

19-21 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

503

Lastpage

507

Abstract

Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) are a new generation of semiconductor lasers that have many advantages. In this paper, we present a comprehensive circuit-level VCSEL model that addresses the basic spatial and thermal behavior of VCSELs based on the rate equations without sacrificing the numerical efficiency demanded by the circuit-level simulation of optoelectronic systems. The model is implemented into SPICE-like simulators, and the simulated results exhibit a good agreements with references.

Keywords

integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; numerical analysis; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; SPICE-like simulator; circuit-level simulation; numerical efficiency; optoelectronic systems; rate-equation-based VCSEL model; semiconductor laser; spatial behavior; thermal behavior; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Equations; Laser modes; Optical modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Thermal lensing; Thermal resistance; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer-Aided Design and Computer Graphics, 2009. CAD/Graphics '09. 11th IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Huangshan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3699-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CADCG.2009.5246853

Filename

5246853