• DocumentCode
    4789
  • Title

    30 GHz bandwidth 850 nm VCSEL with sub-100 fJ/bit energy dissipation at 25–50 Gbit/s

  • Author

    Haglund, E. ; Westbergh, P. ; Gustavsson, J.S. ; Haglund, E.P. ; Larsson, A. ; Geen, M. ; Joel, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Göteborg, Sweden
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    7 9 2015
  • Firstpage
    1096
  • Lastpage
    1098
  • Abstract
    A high-speed and energy-efficient oxide-confined 850 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) for optical interconnects is presented. A record-high modulation bandwidth of 30 GHz is reached for a 3.5 μm oxide aperture VCSEL, with 25 GHz bandwidth already at a bias current of 1.8 mA. The high bandwidth at low currents enables energy-efficient transmission with a dissipated heat energy in the VCSEL of <;100 fJ/bit at 25, 40 and 50 Gbit/s.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; optical interconnections; optical modulation; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; bandwidth 30 GHz; bias current; bit rate 25 Gbit/s to 50 Gbit/s; current 1.8 mA; dissipated heat energy; energy dissipation; optical interconnects; record-high modulation bandwidth; size 3.5 mum; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; wavelength 850 nm;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2015.0785
  • Filename
    7150497