High-frequency analog modulation of oxide confined 670-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

• We investigate the bandwidth limitations and the analog modulation characteristics at microwave frequencies (0.1 to 10 GHz)of a low-capacitance oxide-confined 670-nm InGaAIP vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). A maximum modulation bandwidth of 6.3 GHz, limited by thermal effects, is achieved. From measurements of distortion and noise, a spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) of 100 dB Hz(2/3) is obtained at frequencies up to 2 GHz, rendering such VCSELs useful for transmission of analog signals. At higher frequencies, the SFDR drops due to the thermally limited resonance frequency.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Atom- och molekylfysik och optik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

semiconductor laser

vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

distortion

modulation

thermal effects

dynamic-range requirements

optical interconnects

vcsels

distortion

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