Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers and VCSEL-Based Optical Switches for Parallel Optical Processing.

Abstract

The following document reviews advances in the optoelectronic areas supported by the contract. Specifically, monolithic integration of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) arrays with Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors (HBTs) is described for the realization of smart pixels. Latching, non-latching and bistable switching is demonstrated for the arrays. In addition, it is shown that the arrays can perform cascadable Boolean logic. Further, low series resistance and high speed(> 9 GHz) VCSELs were realized while maintaining average output powers of 2-5 mW. Pico-second pulse generation in diode lasers-both edge emitters and VCSELs is reported, and regenerative mode locking is described for both types of device. Optical pumping of RPG-VCSEL structures is described, and the approaches to phase coupled VCSEL arrays is enumerated. Finally, preliminary experiments and models aimed at the understanding of dynamic behavior in VCSELs are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 16, 1996
Accession Number
ADA310825

Entities

People

  • Steven Brueck

Organizations

  • University of New Mexico

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bipolar Junction Transistors
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors
  • Heterojunctions
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Optical Processing
  • Optical Pumping
  • Surface Emitting Lasers
  • Transistors

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics