Novel VCSEL-based smart pixel for high-contrast, high-gain and high-speed optical switching

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3288, Issue , 1998, Pages 23-32

  Knupfer B ^a   Welker, M ^a   Jung, C ^a   Wiedenmann, D ^a   Ebeling, K J ^a   Oehler, Ch ^a   Geisselbrecht W ^a   Malzer, S ^a   Dohler G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Optical interconnects; Optical logic; Optoelectronic receivers; Photodetectors; Smart pixels; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; LOGIC GATES; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SUBSTRATES; SWITCHING FUNCTIONS;

DIRECT ELECTRIC CONTROL; OPTICAL BEAM CONTROL; OPTICAL LOGIC; OPTICAL SWITCHING; OPTO-OPTICAL SWITCHING; OPTOELECTRONIC RECEIVER; SMART PIXEL; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

ELECTRONICS PACKAGING;

EID: 0032225490     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.307586     Document Type: Conference Paper

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