Short-cavity long-wavelength VCSELs with modulation bandwidths in excess of 15 GHz

Michael Müller; W. Hofmann; G. Böhm; M. C. Amann

doi:10.1109/LPT.2009.2030781

Short-cavity long-wavelength VCSELs with modulation bandwidths in excess of 15 GHz

Michael Müller
, W. Hofmann
, G. Böhm
, M. C. Amann

Chair of Semiconductor Technology

Walter Schottky Institut
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

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Abstract

InP-based buried tunnel junction vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) incorporating a novel short-cavity (SC) design are presented. These highly single-mode devices emitting at 1.55 μm show record-high modulation bandwidths in excess of 15 GHz together with greatly enhanced intrinsic resonance frequencies. For elevated temperatures of 65 °C and 80 °C, 3-dB-modulation bandwidths beyond 13 and 10 GHz are demonstrated, respectively. Reasons for the improved modulation behavior are the smaller intrinsic damping due to reduced photon-lifetime, and the better heat-management of these SC-VCSELs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1615-1617
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	21
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2009.2030781
State	Published - 1 Nov 2009

Keywords

InP
Optical communications
Semiconductor lasers
Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL)

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Short-cavity long-wavelength VCSELs with modulation bandwidths in excess of 15 GHz

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