Uniform Characteristics with Low Threshold and High Efficiency for a Single-Transverse-Mode Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser-Type Device Array

Hideo Kosaka, Kaori Kurihara, Atsuko Uemura, Takashi Yoshikawa, Ichiro Ogura, Takahiro Numai, Mitsunori Sugimoto, Kenichi Kasahara

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Abstract

. Vertical-to-surface transmission electrophotonic devices with a vertical-cavity are described. The individually ac-cessed 12 x 4 arrays are characterized and demonstrated to have uniform room-temperature continuous-wave operating charac-teristics for a threshold current of 2.8 ± 0.15 mA and a slope efficiency of ~0.18 ± 0.012 W/A with a single transverse mode. Both low threshold and high efficiency with 5% and 7% deviation, respectively, are achieved simultaneously. These devices can be used to constructing two-dimensional massively parallel optical interconnections.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)323-325
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1994 Mar
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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