• DocumentCode
    758647
  • Title

    Improved performance of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diodes with Au-plated heat spreading layer

  • Author

    Wipiejewski, T. ; Young, D.B. ; Peters, M.G. ; Thibeault, B.J. ; Coldren, L.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    2/16/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    279
  • Lastpage
    281
  • Abstract
    Etched-pillar vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diodes exhibit submilliamp threshold currents and high output powers. An Au-plated heat spreading layer reduces the thermal resistance by a factor of 2 and increases the maximum output power by approximately 60%
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; thermal resistance; Au; Au-plated heat spreading layer; etched-pillar laser diodes; maximum output power; output powers; submilliamp threshold currents; thermal resistance; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19950190
  • Filename
    375845
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=758647