Title :
Vertical cavity lasers for datalinks
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard CSSD, San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
The commercialization of vertical cavity lasers (VCSELs) forces rethinking the optimum choice of wavelength and sources for data link market segments. These choices will be reviewed. In this paper I would like to make a few comments about the 850 versus 980 nm VCSEL choice. Within the standard´s decision process all major arguments are based on technical criteria but decisions are not entirely made based on technical merits. Companies participating in the standards process realize the commercial benefit of a standard but also realize that each company is maneuvering the decisions to enhance its ability to compete.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; telecommunication standards; 850 nm; 850 nm VCSEL; 980 nm; 980 nm VCSEL; VCSEL choice; VCSELs; commercial benefit; commercialization; data link market segments; datalinks; optimum choice; standards process; technical criteria; technical merits; telecommunications standards; vertical cavity lasers; Costs; Ethernet networks; FDDI; Fiber lasers; Light emitting diodes; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Standards development; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure, WDM Components Technology, Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications, Gallium Nitride Materials, Processing, and Devi
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que., Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3891-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619103
