• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.30-34
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• 2005

This study shows the lasing characteristics of InGaAs/InGaAsP multiple-quantum-well waveguide-type depleted optical thyristor (DOT) using the vertical window. The measured switching voltage and current are 3.36 V and 10 ㎂, respectively. The lasing threshold current is 131 mA at 25 ℃. The output peak wavelength is 1570 nm at a bias current of 1.22 Ith and there is not input signal anymore in the output port. The vertical injection depleted optical thyristor - laser diode (VIDOT-LD) using the vertical-injection structure shows very good isolation between input and output signal.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.43 no.7 s.349
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• pp.1-6
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• 2006

We show for the first time the optical properties of the selectively oxidized vertical cavity laser (VCL) - depleted optical thyristor (DOT), which has not only a low threshold current, but also a high sensitivity to the optical input light. In order to analyze their switching characteristics, nonlinear s-shaped current-voltage characteristics are calculated and the reverse full-depletion voltages (Vneg's) are obtained as function of semiconductor parameters by using a finite difference method (FDM). The selectively oxidized PnpN VCL-DOT clearly shows the nonlinear s-shaped current-voltage and lasing characteristics. A switching voltage of 5.24 V, a holding voltage of 1.50 V, a spectral response at 854.5 nm, and a very low threshold current of 0.65 mA is measured, making these devices attractive for optical processing applications.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.08a
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• pp.19-23
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• 2006

Latching optical switches and optical logic gates AND and OR are demonstrated, for the first time, by the monolithic integration of a vertical cavity lasers with depleted optical thyristor structure, which have not only a low threshold current with 0.65 mA. but also a high on/off contrast ratio more than 50 dB. By simple operating technique with changing a reference switching voltage, this single device operates as two logic functions, optical logic AND and OR. The thyristor laser fabricated using the oxidation process achieved a high optical output power efficiency and a high sensitivity to the optical input light.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.220-221
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• 2003

We optimized the structure of a fully depleted optical thyristor (DOT) to achieve the faster switching speed and the lower power consumption by the depletion of charge at the lower negative voltage. The fabricated optical thyristor shows sufficient nonlinear s-shape I-V characteristics with the switching voltage of 2.85 V and the complete depletion voltage of -8.73 V. In this paper, using a finite difference method (FDM), we calculate the effects of parameters such as doping concentration and thickness of each layer to determine the optimized structure in the view of the fast and low-power-consuming operation.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.09a
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• pp.10-10
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• 1996

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.44 no.7 s.361
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• pp.24-30
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• 2007

Latching optical switches and optical logic gates with AND or OR, and the INVERT functionality are demonstrated, for the first time, by the monolithic integration of a differential typed vertical cavity laser with depleted optical thyristor (VCL-DOT) structure with a low threshold current of 0.65 mA, a high slope efficiency of 0.38 mW/mA, and high sensitivity to input optical light. Many kinds of logic functions (AND, OR, NAND, NOR, and INVERT) are experimentally demonstrated using a differential switching operation scheme changing the intensity of a reference input beam without any changes of electrical circuits.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.58 no.8
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• pp.1580-1584
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• 2009

We have theoretically analyzed the monolithic integration of vertical cavity lasers with depleted optical thyristor (VCL-DOT) structure and experimentally demonstrated optical logic gates such as AND-gate, OR-gate, and INVERTER implemented by VCL-DOT for an optical programmable gate array. The optical AND and OR gates have been realized by changing a input bias of the single VCL-DOTs and all kinds of optical logic functions are also implemented by adjusting an intensity of the reference input beams into the differential VCL-DOTs. To achieve the high sensitivity, high slope efficiency and low threshold current, a small active region of lasing part and a wide detecting area are simultaneously designed by using a selective oxidation process. The fabricated devices clearly show nonlinear s-shaped current-voltage characteristics and lasing characteristics of a low threshold current with 0.65 mA and output spectrum at 854 nm.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.41-45
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 DLL(Delay Locked Loop)를 응용하여 광통신 시스템에 응용할 수 있는 완전공핍 광 싸이리스터(Depleted Optical Thyristor)의 구동 Driver를 설계하였다. 광스위칭 소자로 활용될 DOT를 구동시키기 위해서는 Thyristor의 구조 특성을 고려할 때 강한 역방향 전압 펄스와 함께 높은 순방향 전류 펄스의 특성을 가지는 파형이 필요하다. 구동 Driver의 제작 공정은 삼성 CMOS $0.35{\mu}m$, 1 poly, 4 metal 공정을 사용하였고 시뮬레이션 결과 500 MHz 대역에서 DOT를 구동하기 위한 전압, 전류 특성을 가지는 파형을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.29-34
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• 2004

We present the first demonstration of waveguide-type depleted optical thyristor laser diode with InGaAs/InGaAsP multiple quantum well structure. The measured switching voltage and current are 4.63 V and 10uA respectively. The holding voltage and current are respectively 0.59 V, 20uA. The lasing threshold current at the temperature of $25^{\circ}C$ and $10^{\circ}C$ are 111 mAA and 72.5 mA, respectively. The lasing wavelength is centered at 1.561um at a bias current equal to 1.41 times threshold.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.43 no.12 s.354
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• pp.40-46
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• 2006

Latching optical switches and optical logic gates AND and OR are demonstrated, for the first time, by the monolithic integration of a vertical cavity lasers with depleted optical thyristor structure, which have not only a low threshold current with 0.65mA, but also a high on/off contrast ratio more than 50dB. By simple operating technique with changing a reference switching voltage, this single device operates as two logic functions, optical logic AND and OR. The thyristor laser fabricated using the oxidation process achieved a high optical output power efficiency and a high sensitivity to the optical input light.