Energy-efficient VCSELs for interconnects

IEEE Photonics Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 652-656

  Hofmann, Werner H ^a   Moser, Philip ^a   Bimberg, Dieter ^a,b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

energy efficiency; green photonics; high speed modulation; optical interconnects; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENT; HIGH-SPEED MODULATION; INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP FOR SEMICONDUCTORS; ULTRADENSE; UNCOOLED OPERATION; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER; WAVEBANDS;

MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84867355389     PISSN: 19430655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2190500     Document Type: Article

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