Cascadable high-performance optic switches and optical logic based on vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Julian Cheng; Ping Zhou; Christian F. Schaus; David R. Myers

doi:10.1117/12.59180

26 June 1992 Cascadable high-performance optic switches and optical logic based on vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Julian Cheng, Ping Zhou, Christian F. Schaus, David R. Myers

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Proceedings Volume 1634, Laser Diode Technology and Applications IV; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59180
Event: OE/LASE '92, 1992, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The paper describes the design of high-performance vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) with a low series resistance, low threshold voltage and power dissipation, and high differential quantum efficiency. The integration of these VCSELs with heterojunction phototransistors and photothyristors yielded a new family of high-performance optical switches that can perform switching, logic, regeneration, and memory functions. Moreover, the switches are cascadable and functionally integrable.

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Julian Cheng, Ping Zhou, Christian F. Schaus, and David R. Myers "Cascadable high-performance optic switches and optical logic based on vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers", Proc. SPIE 1634, Laser Diode Technology and Applications IV, (26 June 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59180

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