Title :
Long-term spectral stability of singlemode VCSELs
Author :
Monti De Sopra, F. ; Gauggel, H.-P. ; Brunner, M. ; Hovel, R. ; Moser, M. ; Zappe, H.P.
Author_Institution :
Avalon Photonics Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland
fDate :
6/21/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The long-term spectral stability of 780 nm AlGaAs-based vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers has been investigated. The 28 devices from two different wafers show a thermally induced averaged total spectral shift of 75±9 and 47±7 GHz, respectively
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; ageing; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; laser beams; laser modes; laser stability; laser variables measurement; semiconductor lasers; spectral line shift; surface emitting lasers; 780 nm; AlGaAs; AlGaAs-based vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; long-term spectral stability; singlemode VCSELs; singlemode lasers; thermally induced averaged total spectral shift; total spectral shift; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; wafers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010561
