VCSELs for short distance data links

Author

Tan, M.R.T. ; Houng, Y.M. ; Hahn, K.H. ; Weber, A.G. ; Wang, S.Y. ; Carey, K.W. ; Yuen, A. ; Dudley, J.

Author_Institution

Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

30-31 Oct 1995

Firstpage

107

Abstract

As the need for gigabit data rates between high performance workstations become increasingly important, large area vertical cavity surface emitting lasers provide capability for a low cost multigigabit optical source for short distance (<500 m) multimode data links. In this talk we present results on the design, growth and characteristics of large area VCSELs at both 980 nm and 850 nm. The large area VCSELs operate in several multi-transverse modes resulting in a wide spectral linewidth of around 4-7 Å. This wide linewidth allows for >7 dB of mode selective loss (MSL) tolerance at a BER of 10^-10 @ 622 Mbps

Keywords

error statistics; high-speed optical techniques; laser modes; molecular beam epitaxial growth; optical fabrication; optical fibre communication; optical losses; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; 500 m; 622 Mbit/s; 7 dB; 850 nm; 980 nm; AlAs-AlGaAs; AlAs-GaAs; bit error rate; characteristics; design; gigabit data rates; growth; high performance workstations; large area vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; linewidth; mode selective loss; multi-transverse modes; multimode data links; short distance data links; spectral linewidth; Costs; Gallium arsenide; Mirrors; Optical feedback; Optical superlattices; Optical surface waves; Reflectivity; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2450-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1995.484531

Filename

484531