Oxide-confined 850nm vertical-cavity lasers for multimode-fibre data communications

被引:17
作者
Schneider, RP
Tan, MRT
Corzine, SW
Wang, SY
机构
[1] Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA 94303
关键词
vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; semiconductor junction lasers;
D O I
10.1049/el:19960876
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Continous-wave performance characteristics for 850nm vertical-cavity lasers exploiting M-oxide confinement are investigated for application to multimode fibre data links. Threshold current as low as 193 mu A are measured for devices with 5 mu m apertures. Wallplug efficiencies exceeding 30% are measured for the first time in 850nm VCSELs, at output powers of a few milliwatts most relevant for data link applications. Lasing spectra indicate enhanced multimode output even at very low drive currents.
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页码:1300 / 1302
页数:3
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