Mode stabilized oxide confined VCSELs with improved dynamic range under analog modulation

Author

Carlsson, C. ; Martinsson, H. ; Vukusic, I. ; Halonen, J. ; Larsson, A.

Author_Institution

Microtechnol. Center, Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only given. Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) are attractive for fiber optical distribution of RF-signals in cost sensitive applications such as intra-building antenna remoting in wireless networks. Important properties for analog modulation is nonlinear distortion and noise that determine the spurious free dynamic range (SFDR). We have fabricated oxide confined VCSELs with a 9 /spl mu/m diameter oxide aperture and an emission wavelength of 850 nm VCSELs with a planar top surface and multimode with a threshold current of 1.9 mA and a slope efficiency of O.6 mW/mA.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; microwave photonics; nonlinear distortion; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; RF-signals; VCSELs; analog modulation; cost sensitive applications; emission wavelength; fiber optical distribution; improved dynamic range; intra-building antenna remoting; microwave photonics; mode stabilized oxide confined VCSELs; nonlinear distortion; optical transmitters; oxide aperture; slope efficiency; spurious free dynamic range; threshold current; wireless networks; Dynamic range; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Optical surface waves; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6319-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909797

Filename

909797