Energy-Efficient VCSELs for Optical Interconnects

• Main Author: Moser, Philip (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Information storage and retrieval.; Semiconductors.; Electrical engineering.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Energy Efficiency.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Information Storage and Retrieval.

This dissertation provides the first systematic analysis of the dynamic energy efficiency of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) for optical interconnects, a key technology to address the pressing ecological and economic issues of the exponentially growing energy consumption in data cen...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• VCSEL Fundamentals
• Dynamic Properties of Oxide-Confined VCSELs
• Dynamic Energy Efficiency
• Fabrication of High-speed VCSELs
• VCSEL Design
• 850-nm VCSEL Results
• 980-nm VCSEL Results
• Conclusions and Outlook.