Title :
Intra-cavity contacted vertical cavity laser arrays optimized for low current, high speed interconnect applications
Author :
Scott, J.W. ; Thibeault, B.J. ; Mahon, C.J. ; Peters, F.H. ; Young, D.B. ; Coldren, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Concepts Inc., Lompoc, CA, USA
Abstract :
Experimental measurements of the performance of intra-cavity contacted vertical cavity lasers for short haul Gigabit data link applications are presented. At an output power of 1 mW these top-surface-emitting, sub-milliamp threshold lasers have bandwidths above 7 GHz while consuming only 10 mW of electrical power
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; optical interconnections; optical transmitters; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; 1 mW; 10 mW; 7 GHz; InGaAs; bandwidths; electrical power; high speed interconnect applications; intra-cavity contacted vertical cavity laser arrays; low current; output power; performance; short haul Gigabit data link applications; top-surface-emitting, sub-milliamp threshold lasers; Laser modes; Optical arrays; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1994., 14th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1754-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1994.519342
