Title :
Highly reliable non-hermetic InP-based lasers and photodiodes for telecommunication
Author :
Osenbach, J.W. ; Chand, N. ; Comizzoli, R.B. ; Evanosky, T.L. ; Roxlo, C.B. ; Tsang, W.T.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Breinigsville, PA, USA
Abstract :
We report on the development of the first non-hermetic InP-based communications lasers and photodiodes that have reliability comparable to their hermetic counterparts. As such, they can be used in terrestrial telecommunication applications such as fiber in the loop and cable TV. The development of the reliable non-hermetic lasers and photodiodes is expected to not only reduce packaging costs, but also lead the way for the novel low cost optoelectronic packaging technologies.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; laser reliability; optical communication equipment; photodiodes; semiconductor device reliability; semiconductor lasers; InP; cable TV; fiber in the loop; lasers; nonhermetic devices; optoelectronic packaging; photodiodes; reliability; terrestrial telecommunication; Aging; Assembly; Costs; Dark current; Fiber lasers; Hazards; Maintenance; Packaging; Passivation; Photodiodes;
Conference_Titel :
Device Research Conference, 1995. Digest. 1995 53rd Annual
Conference_Location :
Charlottesville, VA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2788-8
DOI :
10.1109/DRC.1995.496304
