Ultrafast direct modulation of transverse-mode coupled-cavity VCSELs far beyond the relaxation oscillation frequency

Hamed Dalir; Fumio Koyama

doi:10.1117/12.2042232

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27 February 2014 Ultrafast direct modulation of transverse-mode coupled-cavity VCSELs far beyond the relaxation oscillation frequency

Hamed Dalir, Fumio Koyama

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Proceedings Volume 9001, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XVIII; 900106 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2042232
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A novel approach for bandwidth augmentation for direct modulation of VCSELs using transverse-coupled-cavity (TCC) scheme is raised, which enables us to tailor the modulation-transfer function. The base structure is similar to that of 3QW VCSELs with 980 nm wavelength operation. While the bandwidth of conventional VCSELs was limited by 9-10 GHz, the 3-dB bandwidth of TCC VCSEL with aperture diameters of 8.5×8.5𝜇m² and 3×3𝜇m² are increased by a factor of 3 far beyond the relaxation-oscillation frequency. Our current bandwidth achievement on the larger aperture size is 29 GHz which is limited by the used photo-detector. To the best of our knowledge this is the fastest 980 nm VCSEL.

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Hamed Dalir and Fumio Koyama "Ultrafast direct modulation of transverse-mode coupled-cavity VCSELs far beyond the relaxation oscillation frequency", Proc. SPIE 9001, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XVIII, 900106 (27 February 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2042232

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