Engineering high-performance vertical cavity lasers

K. L. Lear, H. Q. Hou, V. M. Hietala, Kent D Choquette, R. P. Schneider

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Abstract

The cw and high-speed performance of vertical cavity surface emitting laser diodes (VCSELs) are affected by both electrical and optical issues arising from the geometry and fabrication of these devices. Structures with low resistance semiconductor mirrors and Al-oxide confinement layers address these issues and have produced record performance including 50% power conversion efficiency and modulation bandwidths up to 20 GHz at small bias currents.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages33-41
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1996 Conference on Optoelectronic & Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD - Canberra, Aust
Duration: Dec 8 1996Dec 11 1996

Other

OtherProceedings of the 1996 Conference on Optoelectronic & Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD
CityCanberra, Aust
Period12/8/9612/11/96

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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