Single-Mode, High-Speed, and High-Power Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers at 850 nm for Short to Medium Reach (2 km) Optical Interconnects

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (24) ◽  
pp. 4037-4044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Wei Shi ◽  
Zhi-Rui Wei ◽  
Kai-Lun Chi ◽  
Jia-Wei Jiang ◽  
Jhih-Min Wun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
Optical Interconnects ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Cavity Surface ◽  
Surface Emitting Lasers ◽  
Vertical Cavity Surface ◽  
Emitting Lasers ◽  
Vertical Cavity

scholarly journals Hexagonal transverse-coupled-cavity VCSEL redefining the high-speed lasers

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
pp. 4743-4748
Author(s):  
Elham Heidari ◽  
Hamed Dalir ◽  
Moustafa Ahmed ◽  
Volker J. Sorger ◽  
Ray T. Chen
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Cavity Surface ◽  
Surface Emitting Lasers ◽  
Vertical Cavity Surface ◽  
Emitting Lasers ◽  
Injection Currents ◽  
Vertical Cavity ◽  
Coupled Cavity ◽  
Modulation Speed

AbstractVertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) have emerged as a vital approach for realizing energy-efficient and high-speed optical interconnects in the data centers and supercomputers. Indeed, VCSELs are the most suitable mass production lasers in terms of cost-effectiveness and reliability. However, there are still key challenges that prevent achieving modulation speeds beyond 30s GHz. Here, we propose a novel VCSEL design of a hexagonal transverse-coupled-cavity adiabatically coupled through a central cavity. Following this scheme, we show a prototype demonstrating a 3-dB roll-off modulation bandwidth of 45 GHz, which is five times greater than a conventional VCSEL fabricated on the same epiwafer structure. This design harnesses the Vernier effect to increase the laser’s aperture and therefore is capable of maintaining single-mode operation of the laser for high injection currents, hence extending the dynamic roll-off point and offering increases power output. Simultaneously, extending both the laser modulation speed and output power for this heavily deployed class of lasers opens up new opportunities and fields of use ranging from data-comm to sensing, automotive, and photonic artificial intelligence systems.

High-power single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with triangular holey structure

2004 ◽  
Vol 85 (22) ◽  
pp. 5161-5163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akio Furukawa ◽  
Satoshi Sasaki ◽  
Mitsunari Hoshi ◽  
Atsushi Matsuzono ◽  
Kosuke Moritoh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Cavity Surface ◽  
Surface Emitting Lasers ◽  
Vertical Cavity Surface ◽  
Emitting Lasers ◽  
Vertical Cavity
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