The ideal light source for datanets

Author

Giboney, K.S. ; Aronson, Lewis B. ; Lemoff, Brian E.

Author_Institution

Hewlett-Packard Co., USA

Volume

35

Issue

2

fYear

1998

fDate

2/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

43

Lastpage

53

Abstract

The appetite for ever increasing computing power and interconnection bandwidth could be sated by vertical-cavity, surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) for optical data communication. Made inexpensively using IC processing techniques, they can be diced in planar or linear arrays, such as in the wavelength-division multiplexer. The author discusses the essentials of semiconductor light sources, epitaxial growth of the surface-emitting laser and its interior design. The characteristics and operation of the VCSEL are described

Keywords

computer networks; data communication; laser cavity resonators; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical transmitters; semiconductor epitaxial layers; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; IC processing techniques; computing power; data networks; epitaxial growth; interconnection bandwidth; interior laser design; linear arrays; optical data communication; planar arrays; semiconductor light sources; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; wavelength-division multiplexer; Bandwidth; Data communication; Light sources; Optical computing; Optical interconnections; Optical surface waves; Power lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Spectrum, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6.648678

Filename

648678