• Title/Summary/Keyword: Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

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Efficient excitation and amplification of the surface plasmons

  • Iqbal, Tahir
    • Current Applied Physics
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    • v.18 no.11
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    • pp.1381-1387
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    • 2018
  • One dimensional (1D) grating has been fabricated (using focused ion beam) on 50 nm gold (Au) film deposited on higher refractive index Gallium phosphate (GaP) substrate. The sub-wavelength periodic metal nano structuring enable to couple photon to couple with the surface plasmons (SPs) excited by them. These grating devices provide the efficient control on the SPs which propagate on the interface of noble metal and dielectric whose frequency is dependent on the bulk electron plasma frequency of the metal. For a fixed periodicity (${\Lambda}=700 nm$) and slit width (w = 100 nm) in the grating device, the efficiency of SPP excitation is about 40% compared to the transmission in the near-field. Efficient coupling of SPs with photon in dielectric provide field localisation on sub-wavelength scale which is needed in Heat Assisted Magnetic recording (HAMR) systems. The GaP is also used to emulate Vertical Cavity Surface emitting laser (VCSEL) in order to provide cheaper alternative of light source being used in HAMR technology. In order to understand the underlying physics, far-and near-field results has been compared with the modelling results which are obtained using COMSOL RF module. Apart from this, grating devices of smaller periodicity (${\Lambda}=280nm$) and slit width (w = 22 nm) has been fabricated on GaP substrate which is photoluminescence material to observe amplified spontaneous emission of the SPs at wavelength of 805 nm when the grating device was excited with 532 nm laser light. This observation is unique and can have direct application in light emitting diodes (LEDs).

On the Validity of the Effective Cavity Model with the Transfer Matrix Method as a Frame of Reference In VCSELs (수직 공진기 반도체 레이저에서 전달 행렬 방법과의 비교를 통한 유효 공진기 모델의 타당성 검토)

  • 김태용;김상배
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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    • v.41 no.7
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    • pp.31-36
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    • 2004
  • In comparison with in-plane lasers, predicting the output power and differential quantum efficiency of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers(VCSELs) is very difficult due to the distributed Bragg reflector(DBR) layers. Therefore, effective cavity model and transfer matrix method have been adapted in order to calculate the output power and differential quantum efficiency The effective cavity model is inappropriate to calculate output power and differential quantum efficiency while it is practically adequate to calculate the threshold gain and threshold current density The reason is that the effective cavity model can not take account of the absorption in GaAs stack layer right below the metal aperture. In this paper, we have compared the threshold current and differential quantum efficiency calculated by using transfer matrix method with effective cavity model and we have made a study of the validity of the effective cavity model. Finally, we have confirmed the versatility of the transfer matrix method with these studies.

Characterization of photonic quantum ring devices manufactured using wet etching process (습식 식각 공정을 이용하여 제작된 광양자테 소자의 특성 분석)

  • Kim, Kyoung-Bo;Lee, Jongpil;Kim, Moojin
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.10 no.6
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    • pp.28-34
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    • 2020
  • A structure in which GaAs and AlGaAs epilayers are formed with a metal organic chemical vapor deposition equipment on a GaAs wafer similar to the structure of making a vertical cavity surface emitting laser is used. Photonic Quantum Ring (PQR) devices that are naturally generated by 3D resonance are manufactured by chemically assisted ion beam etching technology, which is a dry etching method. A new technology that can be fabricated has been studied, and as a result, the possibility of wet etching of a solution containing phosphoric acid, hydrogen peroxide and methanol was investigated, and the device fabrication by applying this method are also discussed. In addition, the spectrum of the fabricated optical device was measured, and the results were theoretically analyzed and compared with the wavelength value obtained by the measurement. It is expected that the PQR device will be able to model cells in a three-dimensional shape or be applied to the display field.

Design of Dumbbell-type CPW Transmission Lines in Optoelectric Circuit PCBs for Improving Return Loss (광전회로 PCB에서 반사특성 개선을 위한 덤벨 형태의 CPW 전송선 설계)

  • Lee, Jong-Hyuk;Kim, Hwe-Kyung;Im, Young-Min;Jang, Seung-Ho;Kim, Chang-Woo
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.35 no.4A
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    • pp.408-416
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    • 2010
  • A dumbbell-type CPW transmission-line structure has been proposed to improve the return loss of the transmission line between a driver IC and flip-chip-bonding VCSEL(Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) in a hybrid opto-electric circuit board(OECB). The proposed structure used a pair of dummy ground solder balls on the ground lines for flip-chip bonding of the VCSEL and designed the dumbbell-type CPW transmission line to improve reflection characteristics. The simulated results revealed that the return loss of the dumbbell-type CPW transmission line was 13-dB lower than the conventional CPW transmission line. A 4-dB improvement in the return loss was obtained using the dummy ground solder balls on the ground lines. The variation rate of the reflection characteristic with the variation of terminal impedances of the transmission line (at the output terminal of the driver IC and the input terminal of the VCSEL) is about ${\pm}2.5\;dB$.

Optical Transceiver Module for Next-generation Automotive Optical Network, MOST1000 (차세대 자동차 광네트워크 MOST1000 용 광트랜시버 모듈)

  • Kim, Gye Won;Hwang, Sung Hwan;Lee, Woo-Jin;Kim, Myoung Jin;Jung, Eun Joo;An, Jong Bea;Kim, Jin Hyeok;Moon, Jong Ha;Rho, Byung Sup
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.196-200
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    • 2013
  • Heretofore, it was enough that most of optical transceiver modules for automotive networks have the performance of data rate from 10 Mbps to 150 Mbps. As the required data rate in automotive infotainment systems has recently been increasing, the development of a new optical transceiver having high speed data rate over 1Gbps is now required. Therefore, we suggested a next-generation bi-directional optical transceiver module using vertical cavity surface emitting laser technology and plastic clad fiber technology, for the next-generation automotive optical network, MOST1000. We fabricated the high-speed and compact optical transceiver having 1 Gbps data rate and -22 dBm sensitivity satisfying bit error rate $10^{-12}$.

Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Device Technology and Trend (표면방출레이저 소자 기술 및 동향)

  • Song, H.W.;Han, W.S.
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.20 no.6 s.96
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    • pp.87-96
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    • 2005
  • 반도체 산업의 눈부신 발전은 진공관을 대신할 다이오드와 트랜지스터를 발명함으로써 저전력, 소형화에 성공하였기 때문이며, 또한, IC의 발명으로 이를 집적화하여 대량생산이 가능하고, 제품 제작을 용이하게 함으로써 제품 제작가격을 낮출 수 있게 되었기 때문이다. 이와 마찬가지로 가스 레이저를 대신할 반도체 레이저의 발명은 광통신의 핵심 부품인 광원의 저전력, 소형화를 실현시킴으로써 광통신 시대를 열게 하였다. 반도체 레이저의 발명으로 저전력, 소형화에는 성공하였으나, 비싼 광통신 부품은 본격적인 광통신 시대 실현에 걸림돌이 되고 있다. 반도체 산업의 주역인 IC 칩과 같은 저전력이며, 집적화가 가능하고, 대량 생산이 용이하여 가격이 저렴한 광 부품이 필요하다. 이런 이유로 광 부품 중 핵심 기술인 광원에 있어서는 표면방출레이저(VCSEL)가주목 받고 있다. 본 고에서는 각 파장 대역별로 표면방출레이저 소자의 기술 및 현황을 설명하고, 이들의 다양한 응용 분야 그리고 현재의 표면방출레이저 소자 시장 동향을 살펴 본다.

Time dependent polarization switching properties of injection-locked 1.55-${\mu}m$ VCSEL

  • Deshmukh, Vijay Manohar;Lee, Seoung-Hun;Lee, Min-Hee;Kim, Dong-Wook;Kim, Kyong-Hon
    • Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.359-360
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    • 2009
  • This paper reports experimental results on temporal characteristics of injection-locked polarization switching of a conventional type 1.55-${\mu}m$ wavelength single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). The polarization of external injection beam was kept orthogonal to main mode of VCSEL. The relation for variation of intensity of two polarization modes of VCSEL with wavelength detuning for various repetition rates of injection pulse is reported.

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High Power Single Mode Multi-Oxide Layer VCSEL with Optimized Thicknesses and Aperture Sizes of Oxide Layers

  • Yazdanypoor, Mohammad;Emami, Farzin
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.167-173
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    • 2014
  • A novel multi-oxide layer structure for vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) structures is proposed to achieve higher single mode output power. The structure has four oxide layers with different aperture sizes and thicknesses. The oxide layer thicknesses are optimized simultaneously to reach the highest single mode output power. A heuristic method is proposed for plotting the influence of these variable changes on the operation of optical output power. A comprehensive optical-electrical thermal-gain self-consistent VCSEL model is used to simulate the continuous-wave operation of the multi-layer oxide VCSELs. A comparison between optimized VCSELs with different structures is presented. The results show that by using multi-oxide layers with different thicknesses, higher single-mode optical output power could be achieved in comparison with multi-oxide layer structures with the same thicknesses.

Optimum thickness of GaAs top layer in AlGaAs-based 850 nm VCSELs for 56 Gb/s PAM-4 applications

  • Yu, Shin-Wook;Kim, Sang-Bae
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.43 no.5
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    • pp.923-931
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    • 2021
  • We studied the influence of GaAs top-layer thickness on the small-signal modulation response and 56 Gb/s four-level pulse-amplitude modulation eye quality of 850 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). We considered the proportionality of the gain-saturation coefficient to the photon lifetime. The simulation results that employed the transfer-matrix method and laser rate equations led to the conclusion that the proportionality should be considered for proper explanation of the experimental results. From the obtained optical eyes, we could determine an optimum thickness of the GaAs top layer that rendered the best eye quality of VCSEL. We also compared two results: one result with a fixed gain-saturation coefficient and the other that considered the proportionality. The former result with the constant gain-saturation coefficient demonstrated a better eye quality and a wider optimum range of the GaAs top-layer thickness because the resultant higher damping reduced the relaxation oscillation.

Characteristics of 32 × 32 Photonic Quantum Ring Laser Array for Convergence Display Technology (디스플레이 융합 기술 개발을 위한 32 × 32 광양자테 레이저 어레이의 특성)

  • Lee, Jongpil;Kim, Moojin
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.161-167
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    • 2017
  • We have fabricated and characterized $32{\times}32$ photonic quantum ring (PQR) laser arrays uniformly operable with $0.98{\mu}A$ per ring at room temperature. The typical threshold current, threshold current density, and threshold voltage are 20 mA, $0.068A/cm^2$, and 1.38 V. The top surface emitting PQR array contains GaAs multiquantum well active regions and exhibits uniform characteristics for a chip of $1.65{\times}1.65mm^2$. The peak power wavelength is $858.8{\pm}0.35nm$, the relative intensity is $0.3{\pm}0.2$, and the linewidth is $0.2{\pm}0.07nm$. We also report the wavelength division multiplexing system experiment using angle-dependent blue shift characteristics of this laser array. This photonic quantum ring laser has angle-dependent multiple-wavelength radial emission characteristics over about 10 nm tuning range generated from array devices. The array exhibits a free space detection as far as 6 m with a function of the distance.