Title :
High radiance, high speed AlxGa1-xAs heterojunction diodes for optical communications
Author :
Ettenberg, M. ; Lockwood, H.F. ; Wittke, J.P. ; Kressel, H.
Author_Institution :
RCA Laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey
Abstract :
The heterojunction AlxGa1-xAs diode developed as an edge emitting LED is shown to be a viable light source for fiber optical communications. The optimized diodes exhibit radiance as high as 100 W/cm2-steradian, extrapolated half power CW operating lives in excess of 10,000 and are capable of 180 MHz operation for 50% light modulation.
Keywords :
Current density; Degradation; Heat sinks; Heterojunctions; Light emitting diodes; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; P-n junctions;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1973 International
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1973.188718
