Effect of active-region size on the high-speed modulation of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with lateral injection

Thaddeus G. Dziura; Y. J. Yang; Mr. Rowell Fernandez; S. C. Wang

doi:10.1117/12.177212

2 June 1994 Effect of active-region size on the high-speed modulation of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with lateral injection

Thaddeus G. Dziura, Y. J. Yang, Mr. Rowell Fernandez, S. C. Wang

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Proceedings Volume 2147, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Arrays; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177212
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

We have measured the active region size dependence of the high speed modulation characteristics of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers with lateral current injection. The moveout rate df₀d(root)P and K factor determined from a curve fit to the small signal modulation data were df₀d(root)P approximately equals 4.5-6.5 GHz/(root)mW and K approximately equals 0.68-0.85 ns for both 10 and 20 micron diameter devices. The maximum resonance frequency was limited by device heating, and a parasitic type of rolloff in the modulation response was observed, which we fit to a diffusion capacitance model.

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Thaddeus G. Dziura, Y. J. Yang, Mr. Rowell Fernandez, and S. C. Wang "Effect of active-region size on the high-speed modulation of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with lateral injection", Proc. SPIE 2147, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Arrays, (2 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177212

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