Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers: Technology and Applications / Edition 1

by Julian Cheng, Niloy K. Dutta

Overview

Since first coming into existence in the early 90s, the vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) has made several quantum leaps in performance. The performance of VCSELs now exceeds that of edge-emitting lasers in many respects, and offers a superior optical beam and much easier monolithic integrability. As the VCSEL technology improves further, and their number and variety multiply, their potential applications will likely expand at a rapid pace. Vertical-cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers: Technology and Applications addresses two main objectives. It provides the researcher and device engineer with a reference guide to understanding the physical principles as well as the practical design concepts of VCSELs. Furthermore, it provides the system designer or application engineer with a review of the properties of VCSELs, and an overview of some of the applications in which the VCSEL has already played an important role. This book features contributions from prominent researchers in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789056992637
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/06/2000
Series:	Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductors Series , #10
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Julian Cheng, Niloy K. Dutta

Table of Contents

1. Selectively Oxidized Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers 2. The Technology of Selectively Oxidized Vertical-Cavity Laser 3. 850nm VCSELs for High Speed Data Comunications Applications 4. Optical Data Links and Parallel Optical Interconnects 5. VCSEL-Based Technologies for Multi-Dimensional Optical Interconnects and Optical Multi-Access Networks 6. Micromechanical Tunable VCSEL