Title :
The ideal light source for datanets
Author :
Giboney, K.S. ; Aronson, Lewis B. ; Lemoff, Brian E.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Co., USA
fDate :
2/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
