Pulsed electrical operation of 1.5-μm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Author

Fisher, M.A. ; Huang, Yong-Zhen ; Dann, A.J. ; Elton, D.J. ; Harlow, M.J. ; Perrin, S.D. ; Reed, Jeff ; Reid, I. ; Adams, M.J.

Author_Institution

British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK

Volume

7

Issue

6

fYear

1995

fDate

6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

608

Lastpage

610

Abstract

Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers operating in the 1.3- and 1.5-μm wavelength ranges are highly attractive for telecommunications applications. However, they are far less well-developed than devices operating at shorter wavelengths. Pulsed electrically-injected lasing at 1.5 μm, at temperatures up to 240 K, is demonstrated in a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with one epitaxial and one dielectric reflector. This is an encouraging result in the development of practical sources for optical fiber communications systems.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1.5 micron; 240 K; 40 mA; VCSEL design; dielectric reflector; epitaxial reflector; fabrication; optical fiber communications systems; practical sources; pulsed electrical operation; pulsed electrically-injected lasing; telecommunications applications; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; Dielectric materials; Dielectric substrates; Fiber lasers; Gallium arsenide; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature dependence; Threshold current; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.388739

Filename

388739