DocumentCode
1242964
Title
Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with integrated refractive microlenses
Author
Blum, O. ; Kilcoyne, S.P. ; Warren, M.E. ; Du, T.C. ; Lear, K.L. ; Schneider, R.P., Jr. ; Carson, R.F. ; Robinson, G. ; Peters, F.H.
Author_Institution
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Volume
31
Issue
1
fYear
1995
fDate
1/5/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
44
Lastpage
45
Abstract
The fabrication and performance of a vertical cavity surface emitting laser array integrated with microlenses are reported. The lasers emit at 967 nm through the substrate with integral polyimide microlenses. This design reduces beam divergence and provides an integrated device that emits a nearly collimated beam for applications such as optical interconnects
Keywords
integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; lenses; optical interconnections; semiconductor laser arrays; 967 nm; beam divergence reduction; collimated beam; fabrication; integral polyimide microlenses; integrated refractive microlenses; laser array; surface-emitting lasers; vertical cavity SEL;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19950038
Filename
364296
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