Title :
Wide Modulation Bandwidth VCSELs With Side Current Injection and Copper-Plated Heatsink
Author :
Jogan, Naoki ; Uchida, Takeshi ; Matsutani, Akibiro ; Miyamoto, Tomoyuki ; Kobayashi, Kohroh
Author_Institution :
Precision & Intell. Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama
Abstract :
We proposed and demonstrated a novel VCSEL structure for a wide direct modulation bandwidth. Additional current injection and heat sinking revealed the reduction of electrical and thermal resistances and achieved a modulation bandwidth of 16 GHz.
Keywords :
bandwidth allocation; optical modulation; surface emitting lasers; copper-plated heatsink; electrical resistances; frequency 16 GHz; side current injection; thermal resistances; wide VCSEL; wide modulation bandwidth; Bandwidth; Electric resistance; Electrodes; Gallium arsenide; Modulation coding; Optical interconnections; Parasitic capacitance; Pulse modulation; Thermal resistance; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348582
