VCSELs with a self-aligned contact and copper-plated heatsink

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1767-1769

  Al Omari, Ahmad N ^a   Lear, Kevin L ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Au; Cu; Modulation bandwidth; Parasitic capacitance; Semiconductor lasers; Thermal management; Three decibel (3 dB) frequency; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs)

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COPPER PLATING; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GOLD PLATING; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PHOTODIODES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

COPPER-PLATED HEAT SINK; PARASITIC CAPACITANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR PARAMETER ANALYZER; SILICON PHOTODIODE; THERMAL MANAGEMENT; THREE-DECIBEL FREQUENCY; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS (VCSELS);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 27144471022     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.851938     Document Type: Article

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