• DocumentCode
    1368783
  • Title

    Delayed self-heterodyne linewidth measurement of VCSELs

  • Author

    Schmid, W. ; Jung, C. ; Weigi, B. ; Reiner, G. ; Michalzik, R. ; Ebeling, K.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Optoelectron., Ulm Univ., Germany
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1996
  • Firstpage
    1288
  • Lastpage
    1290
  • Abstract
    We report on high-resolution linewidth measurements of proton-implanted InGaAs-GaAs VCSELs employing the delayed self-heterodyne method. Devices with 16-μm active diameter exhibit record low linewidths of 20 MHz and 4-MHz residual linewidth. The linewidth enhancement factor is accurately determined from the ratio of induced phase to amplitude modulation indexes.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser variables measurement; semiconductor lasers; spectral line breadth; surface emitting lasers; InGaAs-GaAs; amplitude modulation index; delayed self-heterodyne method; high-resolution linewidth measurement; linewidth enhancement factor; phase modulation index; proton-implanted InGaAs-GaAs VCSEL; Amplitude modulation; Delay lines; Frequency modulation; Intensity modulation; Laser modes; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Photodiodes; Power generation; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.536630
  • Filename
    536630