Title :
Novel 1550 nm vertical external cavity surface-emitting lasers with 2.28 W RT CW output
Author :
Sirbu, A. ; Mereuta, A. ; Rautiainen, J. ; Lyytikäinen, J. ; Caliman, A. ; Kapon, E. ; Okhotnikov, O.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Phys. of Nanostruct., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne
Abstract :
A novel 1550 nm optically pumped VECSEL based on wafer fused InAlGaAs/InPAlGaAs/GaAs half cavity shows a high CW output of 2.28 W at room temperature and 250 mW at 75degC.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; CW DBR laser; InAlGaAs-InP-AlGaAs-GaAs; free-space optical communication; optically pumped VECSEL; power 2.28 W; power 250 mW; temperature 293 K to 298 K; temperature 75 C; vertical external cavity surface-emitting laser; wafer fused half cavity; wavelength 1550 nm; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gallium arsenide; Heat sinks; Indium phosphide; Mirrors; Optical fiber communication; Optical pumping; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (060.0060) Fiber optics and optical communication; (250.7260) VCSE;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
