• DocumentCode
    3488873
  • Title

    VCSEL reliability studies at SUN microsystems physical sciences center

  • Author

    McElfresh, D.K. ; Lopez, L.D. ; Melanson, R. ; Vacar, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Sci. Center, Sun MicroSysterms Inc., USA
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    28-30 June 2004
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we describe the experiment and review our results to date. Degraded VCSEL arrays have been censored and are currently being subjected to a detailed physical characterization. This analysis will provide a glimpse into the manifestation of VCSEL failures, the mechanisms and physics of emission degradation. Optical interconnects will be required for the bandwidth needs for computing systems in the near future. We have investigated the specific parameters that produce the most reliable VCSELs - the emitter engines for optical interconnects.
  • Keywords
    optical interconnections; reviews; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; computing systems; degraded VCSEL arrays; emission degradation; emitter engines; optical interconnects; physical characterization; Bandwidth; Degradation; Failure analysis; Humidity; Optical computing; Optical interconnections; Stress; Sun; Testing; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
  • ISSN
    1099-4742
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8306-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338703
  • Filename
    1338703