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Opticheskii Zhurnal

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DOI: 10.17586/1023-5086-2021-88-12-11-16

УДК: 621.373.826

Characterization of lasing regimes of 1.3 µm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers based on a short-period InGaAs/InGaAlAs superlattice

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Петренко А.А, Рочас С.С., Карачинский Л.Я., Бабичев А.В., Новиков И.И., Гладышев А.Г., Колодезный Е.С., Копытов П.Е., Бугров В.Е., Блохин С.А., Блохин А.А., Воропаев К.О., Егоров А.Ю. Характеризация режимов лазерной генерации вертикально-излучающих лазеров спектрального диапазона 1,3 мкм на основе короткопериодной сверхрешётки InGaAs/InGaAlAs // Оптический журнал. 2021. Т. 88. № 12. С. 11–16. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2021-88-12-11-16

 

Petrenko A.A., Rochas S.S., Karachinskiy L.Ya., Babichev A.V., Novikov I.I., Gladyshev A.G., Kolodezniy E.S., Kopytov P.E., Bugrov V.E., Blokhin S.A., Blokhin A.A., Voropaev K.O., Egorov A.Yu. Characterization of lasing regimes of 1.3 µm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers based on a short-period InGaAs/InGaAlAs superlattice [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2021. V. 88. № 12. P. 11–16. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2021-88-12-11-16

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

A. A. Petrenko, S. S. Rochas, L. Ya. Karachinskii, A. V. Babichev, I. I. Novikov, A. G. Gladyshev, E. S. Kolodeznyi, Kopytov P.E., Bugrov V.E., Blokhin S.A., A. A. Blochin, K. O. Voropaev, and A. Yu. Egorov, "Characterization of lasing regimes of 1.3 µm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers based on a short-period InGaAs/InGaAlAs superlattice," Journal of Optical Technology. 88(12), 688-691 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.88.000688

 

Abstract:

Lasing regimes of 1.3 µm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) based on a short-period In0.57Ga0.43As/In0.53Ga0.27Al0.2As superlattice and two Al0.9Ga0.1As/GaAs distributed Bragg reflectors on a GaAs substrate were characterized in this study. VCSEL crystals were mounted on crystal holders with a radio frequency SMA connector and an optical fiber with ferrule connector (FC) for investigation. Current–voltage and output-power–current characteristics, optical and radio frequency spectra, and polarization stability of laser emission were experimentally investigated in the pump current range of 0–14 mA. The threshold current of the studied VCSELs was established to be 1.7 mA. The maximum output optical power at the output of the optical fiber of the VCSEL based on a short-period In0.57Ga0.43As/In0.53Ga0.27Al0.2As superlattice and the current-induced emission wavelength shift were demonstrated to be 1.34 mW and 0.5 nm/mA, respectively. The small-signal modulation frequency was in the GHz range. The investigated VCSELs can be used in the development of radio photonic devices for telecommunications. Further improvement of the static and dynamic properties of VCSELs is possible by optimizing the design of the short-period superlattice and buried tunnel junction.

Keywords:

vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, short-period superlattices, laser dynamic regimes, information-telecommunication systems of data transfer

Acknowledgements:

The research was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, project No. 2019-1442.

OCIS codes: 140.5960

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