Title :
Applications and performance of VCSELs
Author :
Choquette, K.D. ; Allerman, A.A. ; Hou, H.Q. ; Geib, Kent M. ; Hammous, B.E.
Author_Institution :
Center for Compoud Semicond. Sci. & Technol., Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The unique attributes of vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) diodes have generated research and commercial interest worldwide. The near term product applications of implanted VCSELs presently center around optical data transmission. VCSELs are considered to be light-emitting diode replacements with respect to packaging and optical coupling, but will also enable very high modulation rate and high efficiency. The use of buried oxide layers for electrical and optical confinement has produced remarkable performance advances of interest for emerging applications. Future applications will leverage high efficiency VCSELs, 2-dimensional VCSEL arrays, and integration with microelectronics.
Keywords :
buried layers; laser beam applications; laser cavity resonators; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; 2D VCSEL arrays; VCSEL; buried oxide layers; electrical confinement; optical confinement; optical coupling; optical data transmission; surface emitting laser diodes; vertical cavity SEL diodes; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Light emitting diodes; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Packaging; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 1998. Technical Digest 1998., 20th Annual
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5049-9
DOI :
10.1109/GAAS.1998.722611
