High-speed operation of bow-tie-shaped oxide aperture VCSELs with photon–photon resonance

@article{Dalir2014HighspeedOO,
  title={High-speed operation of bow-tie-shaped oxide aperture VCSELs with photon–photon resonance},
  author={Hamed Dalir and Fumio Koyama},
  journal={Applied Physics Express},
  year={2014},
  volume={7}
}
This paper presents experimental and modeling results for extending the 3-dB modulation bandwidth of a 980-nm quasi-single-mode (QSM) vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) with a passive transverse-coupled cavity (TCC). While the bandwidth of a conventional VCSEL is 9 GHz, the 3-dB modulation bandwidth of a QSM TCC VCSEL with the same epi-wafer structure can reach 27 GHz, which is three times larger than the conventional VCSEL without optical feedback. A clear eye opening is obtained… 
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