Citation: Babichev, A.; Blokhin, S.;
Kolodeznyi, E.; Karachinsky, L.;
Novikov, I.; Egorov, A.; Tian, S.-C.;
Bimberg, D. Long-Wavelength
VCSELs: Status and Prospects.
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Review
Long-Wavelength VCSELs: Status and Prospects
Andrey Babichev 1,* , Sergey Blokhin 2, Evgenii Kolodeznyi 1, Leonid Karachinsky 1, Innokenty Novikov 1,
Anton Egorov 3,4, Si-Cong Tian 5,6 and Dieter Bimberg 5,6
1Institute of Advanced Data Transfer Systems, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg 197101, Russia
2Ioffe Institute, Laboratory of Physics of Semiconductor Heterostructures, Saint Petersburg 194021, Russia
3Alferov University, Saint Petersburg 194021, Russia
4Connector Optics LLC, Saint Petersburg 194292, Russia
5Bimberg Chinese-German Center for Green Photonics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and
Physics (CIOMP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Changchun 130033, China
6Center of Nanophotonics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Technische Universität Berlin,
10623 Berlin, Germany
*Correspondence: [email protected]u
Abstract:
Single-mode long-wavelength (LW) vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) present
an inexpensive alternative to DFB-lasers for data communication in next-generation giga data centers,
where optical links with large transmission distances are required. Narrow wavelength-division
multiplexing systems demand large bit rates and single longitudinal and transverse modes. Spatial
division multiplexing transmission through multicore fibers using LW VCSELs is enabling still
larger-scale data center networks. This review discusses the requirements for achieving high-speed
modulation, as well as the state-of-the-art. The hybrid short-cavity concept allows for the realization
of f
3dB
frequencies of 17 GHz and 22 GHz for 1300 nm and 1550 nm range VCSELs, respectively.
Wafer-fusion (WF) concepts allow the realization of long-time reliable LW VCSELs with a record
single-mode output power of more than 6 mW, 13 GHz 3 dB cut-off frequency, and data rates of
37 Gbit/s for non-return-to-zero (NRZ) modulation at 1550 nm.
Keywords:
vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs); wafer bonding; superlattices; optical
modulation; long-wavelength; short-cavity; 1300 nm; 1550 nm; MBE; MOVPE
1. Introduction
According to Yole Intelligence’s annual ‘VCSEL—Market and Technology Trends 2022
report [
1
], the datacom sector of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) market
is growing at 22.2%/year, regaining the lead from the mobile and consumer sector, which
are growing at 15.7%/year.
The use of long-wavelength (1300–1550 nm) single-mode (SM) VCSELs makes it pos-
sible to reduce the modal and chromatic dispersion in an optical link and, as a result, to
extend its reach. Moreover, spatial division multiplexing (SDM) transmission by multi-
core fibers using long-wavelength (LW or short-wavelength infrared, SWIR) VCSELs are
enabling many larger-scale data center networks [
2
] than presently possible. A review
of data communication and telecommunication by LW VCSELs can be found in ref. [
3
].
1550 nm SM VCSELs are promising not only for next-generation short-reach optical in-
terconnects but also for SDM transceivers. In fact, the large output power and dynamic
characteristics of 1550 nm VCSELs [
4
] demonstrate their potential for large distance trans-
mission (e.g., 1 km), where high bit rate SM emission is a prerequisite for operating narrow
wavelength-division multiplexing systems (e.g., for 5 km distance). Moreover, 1550 nm
widely tunable micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) VCSELs are used for wavelength
DM passive optical network (WDP-PON) systems [
5
] with VCSEL-based SFP+ modules
and THz photomixing [6].
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Due to the absence of mode-hopping effects in short cavities, where longitudinal-mode
spacing is larger than the mirror stopband, 1950 nm range MEMS VCSELs can be applied
for tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) [
7
]. LW VCSELs (1300–2300 nm)
can also be used for gas sensing, including HF, H
2
O, NH
3
, CH
4
, HCl, H
2
S, CO
2
, CO, N
2
O,
ethylene oxide, and combustibles [8,9].
1300 nm VCSELs are of particularly strong importance for hybrid integration with
silicon photonics, providing integrated modulators and InP- and GaAs-based integrated
photonic circuits [
10
–
13
]. Other emerging markets for 1300 nm VCSELs include eye-safe-
based Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging (LiDARs) [
14
] and light sources for 5G (fifth
generation) mobile and optical wireless applications [
13
]. High-power SM VCSELs operat-
ing uncooled up to large on-chip temperatures are demanded. Modulation bandwidths
>5 GHz are preferable for time-of-flight applications to realize short raise and fall times
<1 ns. Novel proximity sensors may be based on 1380 nm VCSELs, enabling integration
with organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). A shift of the VCSEL emission wavelength to
1380 nm will enable using these VCSELs behind OLED displays, replacing the laser diodes
that are being currently used, e.g., in the proximity sensor under the display in the iPhone
14 Pro
©
[
1
]. Therefore, the first large-scale application of LW VCSELs might be proximity
sensors for smartphones. TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH aims to bring the first
SWIR VCSEL products to the high-volume market in 2025 [15,16].
In this paper, we present a review of the current status of LW VCSEL development
and the relevant technologies. In Section 2, the various distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs)
that are used for the fabrication of 1300–1550 nm spectral range VCSELs are compared.
In Section 3, we focus on the approaches to realize strong current confinement. The
present status of monolithic LW VCSELs grown on GaAs and InP substrates is presented in
Sections 4and 5, respectively. Hybrid VCSELs with active regions grown on InP wafers
will be discussed in Section 6. Approaches for the fabrication of LW VCSEL by wafer fusion
techniques are described in Section 7.
2. Distributed Bragg Reflectors for the 1300–1550 nm Spectral Range
Monolithic DBRs lattice-matched to InP based on InGaAsP/InP [
17
,
18
], AlInGaAs/
AlInAs [
19
], or AlGaInAs/InP [
20
] heterostructures suffer from very low refractive index
contrast (
∆
n). At 1550 nm, the refractive index contrast is ~0.3. At 1300 nm,
∆
n is only
~0.2 [
21
], since the band gap of the layers must be increased to avoid absorption. Larger
maximum
∆
n values are provided by AlAs/GaAs pairs (
∆
n ~ 0.5) and AlGaAsSb/AlAsSb
pairs (
∆
n ~ 0.49). Growth of, e.g., a bottom mirror with 99.9% reflectivity requires epitaxy
of 63 pairs of InAlGaAs/InP (
∆
n ~ 0.19) [
21
]. DBRs on GaAs substrates provide the same
reflectivity with only 23 AlAs/GaAs pairs. AlAs/GaAs can also be used for the 1550 nm
spectral range. AlGaAsSb-based DBRs combined with aperture formation based on an
air gap fabricated by selective etching of an imbedded tunnel junction (TJ) allowed the
development of LW VCSELs [
22
]. A disadvantage of this approach is the low thermal
conductivity of such mirrors, which leads to early turn-over of the output power with
increasing current and their predisposition to oxidation.
An alternative approach for mirrors with high reflectivity for LW VCSELs is DBRs
based on an InP/Air gap combination [
21
]. The refractive index contrast in such DBRs is 2.2,
and only three pairs of quarter-wavelength layers are required to reach 99.9% reflectivity.
However, the thermal and current conductivities of InP/Air pairs of such mirrors are
extremely low. Only configurations with double intra-cavity contacts and a thick heat
dissipation layer based on InP were reported until now. In addition, a design with air
gaps is quite fragile. Since the thermal resistance of DBRs is directly proportional to the
number of pairs in the DBR and also depends on the composition of the layers [
23
], dielectric
DBRs are also advantageous as compared to DBRs based on AlAs/GaAs while achieving
the same mirror reflectivity. Hybrid DBRs combining several pairs of dielectric DBRs and
a layer of gold enable a compromise from the point of view of minimizing the thermal
resistance of LW VCSELs DBRs. The thermal conductivities of various materials have been
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studied, such as amorphous silica (a-Si), MgF
2
, CaF
2
, Al
2
O
3
, and ZnS [
23
] ranging from
6.83 WK
−1
m
−1
(for ZnS [
23
]) to 2.4 WK
−1
m
−1
(for a-Si [
23
]). Al
2
O
3
/a-Si pairs show the
best thermal behavior, but
∆
n is only 1.6 and high loss is typical. 2.5 pairs of CaF
2
/a-Si
(
∆
n = 1.9) provide a thermal resistance of less than a third of the value of the corresponding
epitaxial mirror (7.4
×
10
3
K/W) [
23
,
24
]. 2.5 MgF/a-Si pairs (
∆
n = 1.9) enable reducing the
thermal resistance down to 5.6
×
10
3
K/W [
25
,
26
]. However, due to significant losses of
a-Si at 1550 nm (400 cm
−1
[
23
,
25
]), 2.5 pairs of CaF
2
/ZnS are used [
2
] to develop hybrid
DBRs for 1550 nm VCSELs with 99.85% reflectivity. The thermal resistance here is only
6.8 ×103K/W
. In general, before p-type contact fabrication, natural oxides are removed
from the contact layer surface by wet etching in diluted hydrochloric acid (HCl) or ammonia
(NH
3
). Moreover, the InP substrate can be removed by wet etching in HCl. Due to the solvent
possibility of CaF
2
in HCl and NH
3
in further works, authors began using DBRs based on
AlF
3
/ZnS for the development of 1550 nm VCSELs. AlF
3
/ZnS DBRs are compatible with
the HCl cleaning process but have a lower
∆
n (about 1.0) in relation to CaF
2
/ZnS [
27
]. The
penetration depth in AlF
3
/ZnS DBR is about 300 nm [
28
]. The use of five AlF
3
/ZnS pairs
provides a reflectivity of 99%. Here, the mirror thickness is about 2.4
µ
m, as compared to
7µm for a semiconductor DBR based on 30 AlGaInAs/AlInAs pairs [29].
For wavelengths at or below 1300 nm, the number of CaF
2
/ZnS pairs is 3.5 [
30
], due
to an
∆
n of 0.85 [
24
]. For 1300 nm VCSELs DBRs based on AlF
3
/ZnS were also used [
31
],
showing a larger difference in the refraction index (∆n = 0.95).
A completely novel approach to largely increases heat dissipation based on circumvent-
ing the mirrors for current injection and heat dissipation is reported by Tian et al. [32,33].
High-contrast gratings (HCG) might well be used in the future for the top
DBRs [34–41]
.
Buried tunnel junction (BTJ) and/or proton implantation are used to provide current con-
finement for HCG at 1300–1550 nm VCSELs. The principal advantages of HCGs in a
VCSEL include transverse mode control, fixed polarization, and reduced manufacturing
cost (reduction of the epitaxial growth time) [
42
]. Lasing via fundamental mode allows
one to realize high SM output power for HCG devices with large apertures. HCGs are
promising to realize widely tunable VCSELs. A review by C. Chang-Hasnain in this
volume reports in depth about HCG-based VCSELs. HCG provides an extraordinarily
wide stopband [
43
]. More than 98.5% reflectivity in the 1120–1620 nm spectral range was
demonstrated [
44
]. The additional advantage is wavelength scalability. By multiplying the
dimensions of HCG (by 6.5), the reflection band center shifts from 1.55
µ
m to 10
µ
m [
45
].
HCG-VCSEL lasing wavelength can be tuned by the HCG period and duty cycle [
43
]. As
a result, monolithic multi-wavelength VCSELs were realized [
46
]. The use of HCG as a
movable mirror allows one to realize the tunable VCSELs with a wide tuning range as well
as rapid tuning speed [
35
,
47
–
49
]. The detailed study of a systematic review of experimental
and modeling results as well as fabrication tolerance can be found in ref. [
43
]. In both
uniform and random-size HCGs, a very large fabrication tolerance in HCG-VCSELs is
demonstrated [
43
]. The main drawback of near-infrared subwavelength HCG VCSELs is
their modest dynamic performance in relation to VCSELs with semiconductor mirrors as
well as the challenging processing related to electron-beam lithography usage [50].
On the other hand, the dynamic performance of SWIR HCG VCSELs is comparable
(about 8 GHz modulation bandwidth for 1500 nm VCSELs [
3
,
34
,
39
]) with the same value
for wafer-fused VCSELs but inferior to the superior modulation performance of hybrid LW
VCSELs. MEMS-tunable 1550 nm VCSELs demonstrate the reliability of Telcordia GR468 [
51
].
A different type of DBR is based on MEMS. Using 11.5 SiO
x
/SiN pairs [
6
] allows one
to realize 7 GHz [
5
] and 9 GHz [
7
] modulation bandwidth for 1500 nm VCSELs. The
∆
n
value for SiO
x
/SiN is about 0.47. Using SiO
x
/SiC
z
DBRs [
52
] allows one to increase the
∆
n value to 1 [
53
]. As a result, the pair number can be decreased to 6.5 instead of 11.5 for
reflectivity of >99.5%. Finally, the stop band width is 243 nm (at a reflectivity of >99.5%)
and is about twice that of the SiO
x
/SiN pair. As a result, the small IR absorption of SiC
z
can
be diminished due to the wider tuning range compared to SiOx/SiN-based MEMS DBRs.
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3. Current Confinement and Tunnel Junctions
Current confinement in InP-based LW VCSELs can be achieved by selective lateral
etching of AlInAs-based TJs (so-called air-gap aperture), which is part of the whole TJ [
54
].
The use of a TJ allows one to inject holes through an n-doped region, thereby reducing the
series resistance and free carrier absorption. Further, the BTJ concept was used for current
confinement in InP-based LW VCSELs. The active region is embedded here between n-InP
and p-AlInAs for effective carrier confinement. Due to the poor electrical, thermal, and
optical properties of AlInAs, it is necessary to reduce their thickness [
3
]. BTJs allow one
to reduce the thickness of AlInAs to one-quarter of the emission wavelength and replace
it with low-resistance n-InP, yielding the desired cavity length [
3
]. BTJ for short-cavity
VCSELs was first developed by Prof. Amann’s group, whereas regrown tunnel junctions
embedded in wafer-fused VCSELs were developed by Prof. Kapon’s group [
55
]. Below, we
use BTJ denotation for both types of TJs.
The main idea of BTJs for LW VCSEL design is to use a laterally structured tunnel
junction inside a p-type layer to:
-
convert most of the current confinement layers in the p-type region from p- to n-type
to get lower electric resistance, reducing self-heating;
- use ohmic contacts from two sides to n-type layers with low contact resistance;
- reduce optical losses in n-type layers used at the former p-side of the laser;
- use intra-cavity contacts with low resistance;
- achieve effective lateral current confinement;
- achieve strong lateral optical confinement [56].
The principal structure and electric circuit of BTJs are presented, e.g., in refs. [
56
,
57
]. To
realize SM lasing, the topology of the overgrown surface relief and the etching depth of TJs
should be considered. The lateral refractive index contrast is qualitatively determined by
the height of overgrown TJ (
∆
L) [
3
]:
∆
n
eff
/n
eff
=
∆
L/L, where n
eff
is the effective refractive
index and Lis a microcavity length. The BTJ consists here [
3
] of highly doped p- and n-type
(InGaAl)As layers. The BTJ is located on the p-side of the diode. The side walls of the
BTJ are formed by selective etching of the n
+
-InGaAs top layer and parts of the bottom p
+
InAlGaAs layers, which contain only a few percent of aluminum [
58
]. The BTJ is overgrown
by a moderately doped n-InP layer. Therefore, when a reverse bias is applied to the BTJ, the
p
+
n
+
junction demonstrates ohmic behavior and extremely low resistance due to tunneling.
The BTJ is located in a node of the optical field aimed at eliminating free-carrier absorption
in the heavily doped TJ layers. p
+
-InGaAlAs/n
+
–In(Al)GaAs TJ can be grown by molecular-
beam epitaxy (MBE), chemical beam epitaxy [
26
,
59
], and metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy
(MOVPE) [
56
,
60
,
61
]. Using MBE involves an extra hydrogen cleaning procedure [
62
,
63
]
based on the RF source in the chamber [
64
,
65
] to deoxidize the oxidized InGaAlAs surface
before TJ regrowth. Growth of InAlGaAs-based BTJs is difficult in industrial MBE systems.
An alternative approach is using composite n
++
-InGaAs/p
++
-InGaAs/p
++
-InAlGaAs
TJs [
10
,
66
,
67
]. A similar approach to using aluminum-free (n
++
-InGaAs/p
++
-InGaAs) TJs
was previously presented in ref. [
68
]. In both cases, solid-source MBE regrowth, including
the surface planarization effect, is absent [
3
,
10
,
26
,
59
,
61
,
69
] and shows strong index-guiding
results as compared to MOVPE regrowth.
Additional attention is devoted to doping optimization of the overgrown InP layer
at BTJ formation. As previously mentioned for hybrid VCSELs [
27
], the reduction of
overgrown layer doping down to 1
×
10
17
cm
−3
allows one to increase the modulation
bandwidth by 35% (from 6.7 to 9 GHz).
In addition to BTJs, current confinement can be achieved by ion
implantation [34,70–73],
leading to a planar device geometry. A disadvantage is the lack of inherent optical
confinement [74].
To overcome the complicated implementation of high-level p-doping of InGaAs above
1
×
10
19
cm
−3
GaAs
0.51
Sb:C/Ga
0.47
InAs:Si BTJs were suggested to realize 1300 nm VC-
SELs [75] grown by MOCVD.
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Alternatives to BTJs were considered. In contrast to the traditional AlGaAs layer’s
high Al-composition in GaAs-based VCSELs, the use of InP-lattice-matched Al
x
In
1−x
As
layers in InP-based VCSELs is complicated due to low oxidation speeds [
3
]. Selective
oxidation of In
0.78
Al
0.22
As
0.47
P
0.53
layers for the fabrication of 1550 nm oxide-confined
VCSELs was shown in [76,77].
Results were also presented for developing current apertures by undercutting (selec-
tive chemical etching) the quantum wells (QWs) [
21
,
22
,
78
–
80
]. VCSELs with BTJ apertures,
however, show better performance as compared to undercut QWs, implanted apertures, or
selectively oxidized apertures.
4. Monolithically Grown VCSELs on GaAs Substrates in the 1300–1550 nm
Spectral Range
The large refractive index contrasts of mirrors on GaAs substrates enable a reduction
in the number of pairs in DBRs as compared to DBRs on InP substrates. Strained InGaAs,
InGaP, InGaAsSb, GaAsSb, GaInNAs, and GaInNAsSb QWs are usually considered active
regions for monolithic 1300-nm VCSELs grown on GaAs. Implementation of more long-
wavelength VCSELs is possible by using GaInAsNSb/GaAs QWs.
In addition to QWs, quantum dots (QDs) based on InGaAs/AlGaAs were shown to
serve well as active regions already two decades ago. InAs QDs and submonolayer QDs
enable to control of the emission wavelength more flexibly and potentially reach a higher
differential gain and lower threshold currents. The low density of QD arrays makes it nec-
essary to stack rows of QDs to reach the required optical gain [
81
], which at the same time
limited the output power and modulation bandwidth of 1280 nm spectral range devices
to 0.3 mW and 2 GHz (the data transfer rate is 2.5 Gbit/s) at 20
◦
C,
respectively [82]
. Sub-
monolayer QDs circumvented this problem, and 20 Gbit/s open eyes were demonstrated
between 20 and 85 ◦C up to 1250 nm [83].
Using In
0.42
Ga
0.58
As QWs made is possible to demonstrate 10 Gb/s modulation at
both 25 and 85
◦
C at 1280 nm emission wavelength, which is due to a large gain to cavity
detuning, GCD (about 55 nm) (photoluminescence (PL) peak of In
0.42
Ga
0.58
As QWs is
about 1220 nm) [
84
–
90
]. However, implementation of effective VCSELs beyond 1300 nm
wavelength in the framework of this approach turned out to demand more work.
Using InAs
0.44
P
0.56
strain-compensated QWs made it possible to implement multi-
mode lasing at 1300 nm with an output power of about 1.9 mW [
91
]. Another approach
was using GaAs
0.665
Sb
0.335
/GaAs QWs. Operation in continuous-wave (CW) mode was
demonstrated at 1230 nm wavelength with 0.7 mA threshold current [
92
]. Later, the wave-
length could be shifted to 1300 nm [
93
] by using GaAs
0.63
Sb
0.36
/GaAs QWs. CW operation
at 70 ◦C has been demonstrated.
Multiple groups contributed to the development of VCSEL based on diluted nitrides,
including industrial research departments (Infineon, Sandia/Cielo, JDSU/Picolight, Alight
Technologies, Philips U-L-M Photonics, IQE etc.) [
94
–
96
]. Devices in the 1300 nm spectral
range based on GaInNAs QW with 10 Gbit/s operating speed and more than 1.2 mW output
power at 20
◦
C were demonstrated in Ref. [
97
]. The use of TJ and microcavity geometry
with intra-cavity contacts enabled not just an increase in the modulation bandwidth up
to 9.8 GHz at 20
◦
C but also an increase in the output power to 4.2 mW [
98
]. Several
groups demonstrated data transfer rates of 10 Gbit/s [
94
,
97
–
101
]. However, the growth of
GaInNAs QWs is associated with the decomposition of quaternary alloys into microscopic
InGaN and InGaAs regions (phase segregation) and the formation of immiscibility regions,
which requires more detailed research of the epitaxial growth of GaInNAs QWs. Moreover,
the incorporation of N results in an increase in strain and the number of radiation defects.
As a result, for long-term laser reliability, the nitrogen concentration in the QW should
not exceed 1% for indium concentration larger than 30% [
99
], which limits the maximum
VCSEL wavelength to the 1270–1280 nm range.
A partial solution of the phase segregation is associated with the use of Sb, which
makes it possible to increase the critical thickness limit associated with the transition to 3D
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growth and maintain the high crystalline quality of the growing GaInNAsSb material [
102
].
Recently, the possibility of implementing devices with a 1300 nm emission wavelength
and a maximum small-signal modulation bandwidth of 10.5 GHz has been shown [
13
,
103
].
The structure used was based on GaInNAsSb QWs and doped DBRs based on pairs of
AlGaAs/GaAs. The current aperture was formed by lateral oxidation. The maximum data
transfer rate amounted to 12 Gbit/s [13] for an output power of 0.6 mW.
The first VCSEL based on GaInAsNSb QWs with electric injection operating be-
yond the 1310 nm spectral range was presented in 2003 [
104
,
105
]. The device design
consisted of a bottom DBR based on 29 AlGaAs/GaAs pairs, an active region based on
GaInNAsSb/GaNAs QW, and a top DBR based on 24 p-doped AlGaAs/GaAs pairs. A
VCSEL with a 1460 nm emission wavelength operated in pulse mode only when cooled to
−
10
◦
C. In 2006, an extension of GaInAsNSb-based VCSEL spectral range to a still longer
wavelength was achieved when cooled to
−
48
◦
C [
106
]. In 2009, a monolithic GaInNAsSb-
based VCSEL was demonstrated, which operated in pulse mode at 1530 nm wavelength at
room temperature in CW mode, but the output power was less than 1
µ
W [
107
]. In 2019,
GaInNAsSb-based VCSELs with an 8
µ
m aperture operated up to 4.3 GHz at a 3.9 mA
threshold current. The output power again did not exceed 0.3 mW at room temperature
in CW mode, and the maximum emission wavelength was 1490 nm [
108
]. Note that the
growth of Sb-containing QWs is associated with additional technological difficulties due to
the volatility of Sb.
An alternative approach is using layers of GaAsN/InAs superlattices [
109
], which
makes it possible to minimize the effect of nitrogen diffusion from QWs [
110
]. The presence
of the mini bands, being both in the QW region and in the barrier region, enables a
significant increase in the overlap factor and, therefore, a significant increase in the modal
gain as compared to QW-based active regions.
5. Monolithically Grown VCSELs on InP Substrates for the 1300–1550 nm
Spectral Range
Monolithic VCSELs in the 1300–1550 nm spectral range fabricated on InP substrates
are currently produced by the South Korean company RayCan [
111
] and the US company
Bandwidth 10 [112].
RayCan developed 1550 nm VCSELs based on InAlGaAs/InP in a single epitaxial
process with carrier injection via n-type intra-cavity contact layers (ICCL) and n-InP/p
+
-
InAlAs/n-InP TJs [
78
]. The structures consist of a bottom (output) undoped DBR based on
28 InAlGaAs/InAlAs pairs, a bottom 2
λ
ICCL n-type layer, a 0.5
λ
cavity with an InAlGaAs
QW-based active region, placed in the antinode of the optical wave, an n-InP/p
+
-InAlAs/n-
InP TJ, a top 2λn-type ICCL, and a top undoped DBR based on 38 InAlGaAs/InAlAs pairs.
Epitaxial structures are grown by MOVPE. For the formation of current and optical
confinement, an air-gap aperture is used, obtained by selective lateral etching of optical
cavity layers between ICCLs. To maximize the reflectivity and thermal conductivity of the
top mirror, a bottom-emitted vertical cavity structure (emission output downwards via an
InP substrate) is combined with a hybrid metal-semiconductor mirror in the form of a top
DBR covered by a gold layer through a phase-matching layer. This approach is also used
by B.S. Yoo’s group (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Republic of
Korea). A cross-section of such a VCSEL is presented in refs. [78,113].
These VCSELs demonstrate single-mode lasing with more than 40 dB side mode
suppression, 2.5 mA threshold current, and 1.6 mW maximum output power at room
temperature. The laser’s series resistance amounted to 150 Ohm. A temperature increase
to 70
◦
C leads to a threshold current increase to 4.2 mA, a decrease of the slope efficiency,
and output power to 0.5 mW. As a result, the f
3dB
cut-off frequency does not exceed
4–5 GHz [114]
. Error-free (bit error rate, BER < 10
−12
) data rates of 2.5 Gbit/s for up to
30 km
optical fiber length were demonstrated [
78
]. In ref. [
115
], results of degradation
studies of monolithic 1550 nm spectral range VCSELs produced by the RayCan are pre-
sented, using high-temperature tests; extrapolation of the results shows VCSEL life times
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of
2×107h
. The development of prototype monolithic VCSELs for the 1550 nm spectral
range up to 10 Gbit/s was recently announced [
116
]. For single-mode VCSELs, the thresh-
old current is 2 to 3 mA, and the output power is 1 mW. For multi-mode VCSELs, the
threshold current is 3 to 4 mA, and the output power is about 2 mW.
A research group from the University of California, Berkeley, and the US company
Bandwidth 10 [
112
] also use a monolithic approach to make 1550 nm spectral range VCSELs.
HCGs are used for the top output mirror [
34
,
70
,
71
]. The epitaxial structures consist of a
bottom DBR with 40–55 pairs, an active region based on GaAlInAs QWs, a p-type cladding
layer, TJ, a sacrificial layer, a layer to provide the HCG, and a top contact layer. The current
aperture is provided by proton implantation. The aperture diameter depends on the design
and varies in the range of 8 to 20
µ
m. HCGs are developed by electron-beam lithography
and anisotropic vertical etching techniques. In CW mode, such VCSELs demonstrated
output powers of 2.4 mW at 15
◦
C and 0.5 mW at 85
◦
C. HCGs provide the opportunity to
implement single-mode laser operation with large diameters of the aperture, up to 12 µm.
The maximum frequency of small-signal modulation is 7.8 GHz at a 2.5 threshold current.
If a microelectromechanical actuator is added to the HCG, one can modify the wavelength
in the 1540–1565 nm range while keeping the single-mode operation mode.
Bandwidth 10 is currently implemented in industrial production of VCSELs at
1300 nm and 1550 nm in TO-cans and TOSA-packaged versions, demonstrating rates
of 10 Gbit/s at 1 mW output power into an optic fiber. Moreover, the tunable SFP+ modules
operate across a 14+ nm tuning range at 10 Gbit/s [
51
]. LiDAR systems based on swept
VCSEL were also demonstrated [36].
6. VCSELs with Hybrid (Metal-Dielectric) Distributed Bragg Reflectors
To increase the temperature stability of the output characteristics of 1550 nm VCSELs,
the research group of the late Prof. M.-C. Amann (Walter Schottky Institute, Technical Uni-
versity Munich, München, Germany) proposed a hybrid technology for device fabrication,
where a hybrid metal-dielectric mirror is used as a bottom mirror and the BTJ concept
is applied [
117
]. A hybrid metal-dielectric mirror is a dielectric DBR covered by a thick
layer of gold (about 50–60
µ
m [
27
,
56
]), which acts as a heat sink and provides mechanical
stability since the InP substrate is fully etched away. Despite the lower thermal conductivity
of dielectrics, the total thermal conductivity of a hybrid metal-dielectric mirror turns out to
be significantly higher as compared to InAlGaAs/InAlAs DBRs. Lateral heat dissipation
from the active region to the gold heat sink through InP ICCL also contributes to efficient
heat removal. A schematic view of a hybrid VCSEL device is shown in Figure 1(left panel).
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the large mismatch between the gain spectrum and the resonance wavelength, a temper-
ature increase leads to the non-linear behavior of the threshold current. As the pump cur-
rent increases, the modulation bandwidth reaches 10 GHz at 3 mA and saturates at 12
GHz and 10 GHz at 25 °C and 85 °C, respectively [119]. Error-free data transfer (BER <
10
−12
) at 25 Gbit/s for up to 30 km of optical fiber length at 25 °C [118] and at 12.5 Gbit/s up
to 85 °C [117,119] was demonstrated.
Figure 1. Schematic cross-section of a LW VCSEL device. (Left) is a hybrid short-cavity VCSEL;
(right) is a WF VCSEL.
A short cavity with both dielectric mirrors, where carrier injection takes place
through intra-cavity contacts layers [120] was recently demonstrated to further increase
the data rate of VCSELs based on the hybrid concept. The main difference is the formation
of output dielectric mirrors. By replacing the output doped n-type InAlGaAs/InAlAs-
based DBR with AlF
3
/ZnS-based dielectric DBR [28] (cf. Figure 1, left), the effective cavity
length was reduced, the modulation bandwidth was increased to 18 GHz, and the data
rate was increased to 35 Gbit/s at 20 °C and 25 Gbit/s at 55 °C [121]. Further BTJ reduction
down to 4 µm enabled us to minimize the mode volume and reach a new record for this
laser type, namely, 22 GHz modulation bandwidth and 50 Gbit/s data rate at 20 °C [28].
Single-mode output power can be increased up to 8 mW and 2.2 mW at Т = 20 °C and 90
°C, respectively, after optimization of the bottom contact topology to 7 µm BTJ size [122].
One should note that VCSELs based on the hybrid concept need complicated processing
steps and require the use of technology for high-quality dielectric mirror deposition.
The research group of Prof. M.-C. Amann also presented results on 1300 nm VCSELs
[30]. The active region was based on six In
0.63
Ga
0.31
Al
0.06
As QWs with a thickness of 6–7 nm
In
0.50
Ga
0.24
Al
0.26
As barriers. As discussed above, the large aluminum content in the active
region caused an increase of the PL half-width at low temperatures from 4.5 meV (for 1550
nm VCSELs) to 8 meV [30]. Moreover, due to the lower refraction index contrast as com-
pared to 1550 nm spectral range lasers, the authors had to increase the number of pairs in
the semiconductor DBR to 42, which limited the output power to 0.4 mW [30]. A switch
to a design with semiconductor top DBRs replaced by dielectric ones [31,69,123–125] in-
creased the output power to 4.6 mW for 4 µm BTJ VCSELs. Increasing the aperture diam-
eter to 6.5 µm increased the output power to 4.8 mW [126], and a record modulation band-
width of 15 GHz for 4 µm VCSELs [123,124] was reached. Later, the authors increased this
value to 17 GHz [127,128], showing a SM output power of 4 mW.
Instead of using InAlGaAs QWs, GaInAsP QWs and AlGaInAsP barriers were con-
sidered [75]. AlGaInAs has a larger conduction band and a lower valence band offset com-
pared to GaInAsP. As a result, InAlGaAs lasers show improved temperature stability.
However, until now, GaInAsP has demonstrated a larger radiative recombination rate as
compared to InAlGaAs, probably due to deeper impurity levels. Consequently, the ad-
vantages of both systems using GaInAsP QWs and AlGaInAsP were combined. The half-
width of the low-temperature PL of test structures in the active region increased to 12 meV
as compared to 8 meV for InAlGaAs QWs [30], indicating growing alloy disorder. The
Figure 1.
Schematic cross-section of a LW VCSEL device. (
Left
) is a hybrid short-cavity VCSEL;
(right) is a WF VCSEL.
The use of the BTJ concept enables not only effective current confinement but also
optical confinement, similar to oxide-confined current apertures. Moreover, it enables
reducing the series resistance and operating voltage, thus reducing the heat generation
of the device. The laser structure consists of a cavity with an active region based on
7 InAlGaAs QWs, 6 nm thick, limited below by a bottom hybrid metal-dielectric mirror
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based on CaF
2
/ZnS and above by a top (output) doped DBR based on 32 n-type InAl-
GaAs/InAlAs pairs. Carrier injection is carried out via the n
+
/p
+
-InGa(Al)As TJ and top
n-InP ICCL. The growth was performed by MBE. 1550 nm VCSELs with 5
µ
m TJ demon-
strated single-mode lasing with more than 40 dB side mode suppression ratio,
1.5 mA
threshold current, and 2.5 mW maximum output power at room temperature [
118
]. The se-
ries resistance depends on the pump current and varies in the 40–50 Ohm range. Due to the
large mismatch between the gain spectrum and the resonance wavelength, a temperature
increase leads to the non-linear behavior of the threshold current. As the pump current
increases, the modulation bandwidth reaches 10 GHz at 3 mA and saturates at 12 GHz
and 10 GHz at 25
◦
C and 85
◦
C, respectively [
119
]. Error-free data transfer
(BER < 10−12)
at
25 Gbit/s
for up to 30 km of optical fiber length at 25
◦
C [
118
] and at
12.5 Gbit/s
up to
85 ◦C [117,119] was demonstrated.
A short cavity with both dielectric mirrors, where carrier injection takes place through
intra-cavity contacts layers [
120
] was recently demonstrated to further increase the data
rate of VCSELs based on the hybrid concept. The main difference is the formation of output
dielectric mirrors. By replacing the output doped n-type InAlGaAs/InAlAs-based DBR
with AlF
3
/ZnS-based dielectric DBR [
28
] (cf. Figure 1, left), the effective cavity length
was reduced, the modulation bandwidth was increased to 18 GHz, and the data rate was
increased to 35 Gbit/s at 20
◦
C and 25 Gbit/s at 55
◦
C [
121
]. Further BTJ reduction down to
4
µ
m enabled us to minimize the mode volume and reach a new record for this laser type,
namely, 22 GHz modulation bandwidth and 50 Gbit/s data rate at 20
◦
C [
28
]. Single-mode
output power can be increased up to 8 mW and 2.2 mW at T = 20
◦
C and 90
◦
C, respectively,
after optimization of the bottom contact topology to 7
µ
m BTJ size [
122
]. One should note
that VCSELs based on the hybrid concept need complicated processing steps and require
the use of technology for high-quality dielectric mirror deposition.
The research group of Prof. M.-C. Amann also presented results on 1300 nm VC-
SELs [
30
]. The active region was based on six In
0.63
Ga
0.31
Al
0.06
As QWs with a thickness of
6–7 nm In
0.50
Ga
0.24
Al
0.26
As barriers. As discussed above, the large aluminum content in
the active region caused an increase of the PL half-width at low temperatures from 4.5 meV
(for 1550 nm VCSELs) to 8 meV [
30
]. Moreover, due to the lower refraction index contrast
as compared to 1550 nm spectral range lasers, the authors had to increase the number of
pairs in the semiconductor DBR to 42, which limited the output power to 0.4 mW [
30
]. A
switch to a design with semiconductor top DBRs replaced by dielectric ones [
31
,
69
,
123
–
125
]
increased the output power to 4.6 mW for 4
µ
m BTJ VCSELs. Increasing the aperture
diameter to 6.5
µ
m increased the output power to 4.8 mW [
126
], and a record modulation
bandwidth of 15 GHz for 4
µ
m VCSELs [
123
,
124
] was reached. Later, the authors increased
this value to 17 GHz [127,128], showing a SM output power of 4 mW.
Instead of using InAlGaAs QWs, GaInAsP QWs and AlGaInAsP barriers were
considered [75]
. AlGaInAs has a larger conduction band and a lower valence band offset
compared to GaInAsP. As a result, InAlGaAs lasers show improved temperature stability.
However, until now, GaInAsP has demonstrated a larger radiative recombination rate
as compared to InAlGaAs, probably due to deeper impurity levels. Consequently, the
advantages of both systems using GaInAsP QWs and AlGaInAsP were combined. The
half-width of the low-temperature PL of test structures in the active region increased to
12 meV as compared to 8 meV for InAlGaAs QWs [
30
], indicating growing alloy disorder.
The lasers showed modest characteristics: single-mode output power of about 1 mW and a
maximum modulation bandwidth of about 7.5 GHz.
7. VCSELs Fabricated by Wafer Fusion
A research group from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, pro-
posed liquid wafer fusion in NH
4
OH ammonia hydrate at 2 MPa pressure and 650
◦
C
temperature for 30 min in an H
2
atmosphere [
129
]. This approach was used for the fusion of
AlGaAs/GaAs top DBRs with InGaAsP/InP active regions and bottom InGaAsP/InP DBRs,
resulting in 1550 nm spectral range lasers with carrier injection through doped mirrors and
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oxide-confined current apertures [
130
]. However, despite the success of wafer fusion, this
approach was not further developed, presumably due to the chosen VCSEL geometry.
A research group from the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, proposed
to use dry wafer fusion at 2–3 MPa pressure and 630
◦
C temperature for 20 min in an H
2
atmosphere [
131
]. An array of 10
µ
m wide, 150–200 nm deep channels with
200–250 µm
intervals was formed on the InP wafer surface. Surface preparation included two stages,
namely, the first treatment with C
2
H
3
Cl
3
, acetone, and isopropyl alcohol followed by drying
with dry nitrogen, treatment in an oxygen plasma to remove any remains of photoresist
(if photolithography was used), and chemical treatment in an NH
4
OH solution to remove
oxides. The second stage included treatment with ozone to remove all carbon, followed by
repeated chemical treatment with NH
4
OH ammonia solution or HF/HCl:H
2
O solution to
remove oxide films. After the fusion process was complete, there was either cooling down
to 250
◦
C at a speed of 4
◦
C/min or first lowering the temperature to 500
◦
C, which was
followed by cooling at a rate of 10
◦
C/min. This approach was used both for the single
fusion of AlAs/GaAs top DBRs and InGaAsP/InP active regions with bottom InGaAsP/InP
DBRs to fabricate 1300 nm VCSELs [
132
] and for the double wafer fusion of InGaAsP/InP
active regions with top and bottom AlAs/GaAs DBRs to fabricate 1550 nm spectral range
VCSELs, followed by chemical removal of the substrates [
133
]. In the first case, a top
dielectric mirror and carrier injection through the bottom of the n-type doped mirror and
the top p-type intra-cavity contact were used, whereas in the second case, emission through
the substrates and carrier injection through doped mirrors were used.
A research group from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland,
was most successful in this area. To create edge-emitting lasers, they first used dry wafer
fusion at 0.2 MPa pressure and 650
◦
C temperature for 30 min in an H
2
atmosphere [
134
].
An array of 10
µ
m wide, 0.2
µ
m deep channels with a 250
µ
m interval was formed on the
InP wafer surface. Surface preparation included cleaning in organic solvents (e.g., acetone
and isopropyl alcohol), followed by chemical treatment in diluted HF/HCl acid [
135
].
Unlike others, pneumatic pressure was applied here. After the fusion process was complete,
cooling at a speed of 5
◦
C/min followed. This approach was used for double wafer fusion of
InGaAsP/InP active regions with top and bottom AlGaAs/GaAs DBRs, followed by chem-
ical removal of the relevant substrates to fabricate 1550 nm VCSELs with carrier injection
through doped mirrors and current confinement based on oxide-confined apertures [136].
Using pneumatic pressure leads to a homogeneous wafer across the entire area, and
reduced pressure (under 10
−5
mbar) eliminates the discharge channel system being applied
previously [
137
] to prevent the development of macro- and micropores related to the release
of liquid reagent or inert gases as well as volatile elements generated upon heating the
fusion area. This technology also reduced the probability of 60
◦
-dislocation creation on the
fusion interface due to mutual misorientation of the bonded wafers [135].
To compensate for the low efficiency of InP-based DBRs, an approach was proposed
using the fusion of AlGaAs/GaAs-based DBRs with InP-based active regions. This ap-
proach is very promising, enabling selective AlAs oxidation to provide current and optical
confinement [
73
]. However, engineering difficulties related to the emergence of mechanical
defects and cracks resulted at the beginning in no progress: the threshold current of the
devices amounted to a few milliamperes, and the output power did not exceed 10 µW.
Double fusion technology enabled selective oxidation of Al
0.98
Ga
0.02
As layers in the top
DBR to form current confinement. The InP-based active region was grown by MOVPE [
138
].
A large characteristic temperature T
0
of 132 K was reported up to 35
◦
C. Doped DBRs enable
increasing the output power and reducing optical losses [
139
]. The small-signal modulation
frequency of such VCSELs amounted to 4.7 GHz for a 7 µm mesa diameter.
Later, one of the contacts was moved inside the cavity to the active region based
on InP/InGaAsP consisting of six QWs. Such a VCSEL demonstrated operation at room
temperature and also at higher temperatures [
140
,
141
]. The maximum working temperature
was 105 ◦C. The output power at 20 ◦C amounted to 0.65 mW, and at 80 ◦C, 0.22 mW.
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Further, the oxide-confined current aperture was replaced by a TJ, while the fusion
process of the active region with DBRs was done by the interface containing an unfilled TJ
with the formation of air gaps [142].
The first results in the development of WF VCSELs with BTJ were presented in
ref. [
143
] by a group from the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. Further results
were presented by a group from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzer-
land [
144
,
145
]. The structures were grown with MOVPE. For 6
µ
m BTJ size, an output
power of more than 1 mW and a modulation bandwidth of more than 6 GHz up to a tem-
perature of 100
◦
C with error-free data transfer at 10 Gbit/s across 10 km optical fiber were
reported [
145
]. In 2010, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-tunable HCG
1300 nm
VCSELs were presented [
35
]. The capability of meeting 40 G BASE-LR4 requirements was
demonstrated [146]. No degradation at 10 mA at 90 ◦C for 2000 h was observed.
Degradation tests based on the Telcordia GR-468-CORE standard confirmed the reli-
ability of 1300 nm VCSELs [
147
], which advantageously distinguishes the results of this
research group from all the other results obtained for 1300–1550 nm spectral range VCSELs
and makes the approach they proposed a priority for developing an industrial technol-
ogy for the production of these devices. In addition, transverse mode discrimination by
intra-cavity patterning is demonstrated [148,149].
Further, extra InGaAsP/InP thin layers were added for better fusion, and a cavity
adjustment technique was applied [
150
]. As a result, industrially compatible 10-Gbit/s full
coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) wavelength-set VCSELs for CWDM
systems were realized. A record single-mode power (6.8 mW) at room temperature was
realized by adjusting the reflectivity of the top of the DBR [
151
]. Controlling the photon
cavity lifetime by shallow etching or layer-pair removal of DBR was realized [
152
]. As a
result, the maximum modulation bandwidth is increased to 8.6 GHz.
In 2016, 25 Gbit/s data transfer was demonstrated by adjusting the strain in the QWs
and the cavity photon lifetime [
153
]. The maximum modulation bandwidth was about
11.5 GHz
for eighteen-pair top DBR devices. In 2017, 38 Gbit/s with four-level pulse-
amplitude modulation (PAM4) was shown [
154
]. A spectral efficiency of 3.8 bit/s/Hz was
achieved using PAM4.
Traditionally, InAlGaAs QWs are used to form 1300 nm WF VCSELs grown by
MOVPE [146,150–153]
due to their larger conduction band offset as compared to Ga
x
In
1-x
P
y
As
1-y
QWs [
155
]. One needs to increase the Al content in such QWs up to approximately 18%,
which results in the growth of nonradiative defects.
The usage of highly tensile-strained InGaAs QWs has been reported in the
literature [156,157].
However, no results have been reported for making 1300 nm WF
VCSELs [156].
As an alternative to InAlGaAs QWs used in the active region of WF VCSELs grown
by MOVPE [
66
,
158
], we proposed using InGaAs/InAlGaAs superlattices (SLs) [
159
] for
more flexible control of modal gain and transparency of the current density of the active
region [
10
,
67
,
160
]. When MOVPE is used, it is difficult to realize very sharp heteroint-
erfaces [
75
]. MBE instead enables atomic-level control of the growth process [
3
,
30
]. We
developed MBE growth for 1300–1550 nm range WF VCSELs. In particular, the problem of
TJ regrowth was solved using an industrial MBE system based on the original composite
n++/p++ In(Al)GaAs TJ.
As mentioned above (cf. Section 3), to realize the single-mode lasing of BTJ VSCELs,
the topology of the overgrown surface relief as well as the etching depth of TJ can be varied.
As result, the optical confinement can be easily estimated within the framework of the
effective refractive index [
22
], using the design height difference of the relief
∆
L. Unlike the
MOVPE during MBE overgrowth, it does not show even partial planarization of the surface
relief (i.e., the height difference in the overgrown surface morphology is equal to the etching
depth in the TJ layers). Etching depths,
∆
L, of less than 15 nm allow [
10
,
161
] to realize
weak index-guiding for higher-order transverse modes. As a result, single-mode lasing at
large BTJ diameters (up to 8
µ
m) for 1300 nm VCSELs is demonstrated [
10
]. At the same
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time, the formation of a saturable absorber in the unpumped peripheral parts of the active
region at small BTJ sizes (<7 µm) is observed, and an abrupt increase in the output power
with an increase in the driving current is observed. An increase of
∆
Lto 30 nm results in
single-mode emission at an ultra-small BTJ diameter (less than 4
µ
m) due to the strong
index-guiding [
10
]. The compromise is based on using an etching depth of about 20–25 nm.
As result, single-mode lasing for lasers with BTJ diameters in the range of 4–8
µ
m at 20
◦
C is
found. More than 30 dB side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) is demonstrated for all device
sizes. Devices with BTJ diameters less than or equal to 5
µ
m show single-mode lasing
with more than 40 dB SMSR across the entire operating range of driving currents [
162
].
According to the modeling, even at a relatively small
∆
Lvalue, a strong waveguide effect
is realized. 6 mW CW single-mode output power was demonstrated for 5
µ
m BTJ size
devices (cf. Figure 2[
10
]). To analyze this result, we estimated the n
eff
value based on
the effective refractive index model [
163
]. Despite the location of the TJ layers at the node
of the electromagnetic field, n
eff
values exceed 0.025 (for the case of
∆
L~25 nm at MBE
regrowth of TJ) [
164
]. The estimated n
eff
value is noticeably larger than that observed for
near-infrared oxide-confined (In)AlGaAs/GaAs VCSELs [43].
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Figure 2. LIV characteristics were measured at various temperatures for MBE–grown WF VCSELs
with a 5 µm BTJ diameter (left panel). The spectra for MBE–grown WF VCSEL (right panel) with 5
µm BTJ diameter at 20 °C and 80 °C. Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [10]. 2022, IEEE.
(a) (b)
Figure 3. Eye diagram of the 1300–nm SL–based MBE-grown WF VCSEL with 5–µm BTJ diameter
at (a) 25 Gbit/s: B2B and (b) more than 5–km SMF measurements using 5–tap FFE. The drive current
is 14 mA with a 0.5 V peak–to–peak voltage. Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [67].
2022, SPIE.
We used MBE to fabricate WF VCSELs with BTJ in the 1550 nm spectral range. A
modulation bandwidth comparable to the results for WF VCSELs grown by MOVPE of 7
GHz and 9 GHz for devices with unetched and etched top DBR [169,170] was demon-
strated. Then, thin tensile-strained InGaAs QWs were used to increase both the differen-
tial gain of the active region and reduce nonradiative recombination [171]. These VCSELs
demonstrated both lower threshold currents and a larger single-mode output power at
smaller bias currents compared to the MOVPE-grown VCSELs with the same top DBR
reflectivity (cf. Figure 4 [169]). This is because of the larger slope efficiency of the devices
based on thin QWs (0.51 W/A). For a 25.78-Gbit/s bit rate, a BER of 9E-9 was reported (cf.
Figure 5 [169]). Further optimization of photon lifetime in the cavity made it possible to
increase the modulation bandwidth of such lasers to 10–11 GHz [172].
Optimization of the structure design and the VCSEL device topology (cf. Figure 1,
right panel) made it possible to increase the modulation bandwidth up to 13 GHz and to
demonstrate 37 Gbit/s non-return-to-zero data transmission under back-to-back condi-
tions at room temperature (cf. Figure 6 [4]). Here, the number of QWs was increased to 10,
aiming to increase the total modal gain. The barrier thickness was reduced to 7 nm. As a
result, the total strain in the InGaAs QW-based active region was increased to 0.36%,
which is larger than the previous value of 0.27% [169]. In contrast to MOVPE-grown WF
VCSELs [168], no strain compensation in barriers was used. It should be pointed out that
both highly-doped contact layers and precision opening of contact layers occur during
wet etching. A composite n++/p++ In(Al)GaAs BTJ was used instead of n++/p++ InAlGaAs TJ
reduced the serial resistance. To decrease the parasitic capacitance, the doping level of the
n-InP overgrowth layer and the device mesa size were both decreased.
Figure 2.
LIV characteristics were measured at various temperatures for MBE–grown WF VCSELs with
a 5
µ
m BTJ diameter (
left panel
). The spectra for MBE–grown WF VCSEL (
right panel
) with
5µm
BTJ
diameter at 20 ◦C and 80 ◦C. Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [10]. 2022, IEEE.
It should be noted that in hybrid VCSELs (for
∆
L~ 20 nm), the n
eff
value can reach
0.03 [
165
], which limits the maximum size of the BTJ mesa to a level of 4–5
µ
m, where stable
lasing via the fundamental mode can be realized [
23
]. At the same time, for MOVPE-grown
WF-VCSELs (for
∆
L~ 30 nm), single-mode lasing can be obtained for BTJ diameters up to
7
µ
m [
166
], which indicates a decrease in the height difference in the morphology of the
overgrown surface.
The differential gain of our SL-based active regions is three times larger than for
the 1300-nm range InAlGaAs QW-based WF VCSELs grown by MOVPE [
152
]. Very low
internal optical losses (about 3.2 cm
−1
) and (about 5.5 cm
−1
) were estimated for devices
with a 6
µ
m BTJ diameter at 20
◦
C and 100
◦
C, respectively, being lower than those for
1300-nm MOVPE- WF-VCSELs and comparable to record low values for 850-nm oxide-
confined VCSELs. NRZ transmission at 25 Gbit/s was demonstrated across a 5 km single-
mode fiber at 20
◦
C using a 5-tap feed-forward equalizer (cf. Figure 3[
67
]). The first results
on WF VCSELs with BTJ at 1550 nm were presented in 2011 by using MOVPE [
167
]. A large
output power of 5.5 mW at 20
◦
C was realized. Single-mode lasing (more than 1 mW) for a
wide temperature range (up to 85
◦
C) was presented. In 2014, control of the photon cavity
lifetime was realized [
168
]. As a result, a small-signal bandwidth of 9 GHz was reached for
the case of an 80 nm deep-etched top DBR. However, only modest modulation values of
10 Gbit/s were achieved [168].
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Figure 2. LIV characteristics were measured at various temperatures for MBE–grown WF VCSELs
with a 5 µm BTJ diameter (left panel). The spectra for MBE–grown WF VCSEL (right panel) with 5
µm BTJ diameter at 20 °C and 80 °C. Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [10]. 2022, IEEE.
(a) (b)
Figure 3. Eye diagram of the 1300–nm SL–based MBE-grown WF VCSEL with 5–µm BTJ diameter
at (a) 25 Gbit/s: B2B and (b) more than 5–km SMF measurements using 5–tap FFE. The drive current
is 14 mA with a 0.5 V peak–to–peak voltage. Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [67].
2022, SPIE.
We used MBE to fabricate WF VCSELs with BTJ in the 1550 nm spectral range. A
modulation bandwidth comparable to the results for WF VCSELs grown by MOVPE of 7
GHz and 9 GHz for devices with unetched and etched top DBR [169,170] was demon-
strated. Then, thin tensile-strained InGaAs QWs were used to increase both the differen-
tial gain of the active region and reduce nonradiative recombination [171]. These VCSELs
demonstrated both lower threshold currents and a larger single-mode output power at
smaller bias currents compared to the MOVPE-grown VCSELs with the same top DBR
reflectivity (cf. Figure 4 [169]). This is because of the larger slope efficiency of the devices
based on thin QWs (0.51 W/A). For a 25.78-Gbit/s bit rate, a BER of 9E-9 was reported (cf.
Figure 5 [169]). Further optimization of photon lifetime in the cavity made it possible to
increase the modulation bandwidth of such lasers to 10–11 GHz [172].
Optimization of the structure design and the VCSEL device topology (cf. Figure 1,
right panel) made it possible to increase the modulation bandwidth up to 13 GHz and to
demonstrate 37 Gbit/s non-return-to-zero data transmission under back-to-back condi-
tions at room temperature (cf. Figure 6 [4]). Here, the number of QWs was increased to 10,
aiming to increase the total modal gain. The barrier thickness was reduced to 7 nm. As a
result, the total strain in the InGaAs QW-based active region was increased to 0.36%,
which is larger than the previous value of 0.27% [169]. In contrast to MOVPE-grown WF
VCSELs [168], no strain compensation in barriers was used. It should be pointed out that
both highly-doped contact layers and precision opening of contact layers occur during
wet etching. A composite n++/p++ In(Al)GaAs BTJ was used instead of n++/p++ InAlGaAs TJ
reduced the serial resistance. To decrease the parasitic capacitance, the doping level of the
n-InP overgrowth layer and the device mesa size were both decreased.
Figure 3.
Eye diagram of the 1300–nm SL–based MBE-grown WF VCSEL with 5–
µ
m BTJ diameter at
(a) 25 Gbit/s
: B2B and (
b
) more than 5–km SMF measurements using 5–tap FFE. The drive current is
14 mA
with a 0.5 V peak–to–peak voltage. Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [
67
]. 2022, SPIE.
We used MBE to fabricate WF VCSELs with BTJ in the 1550 nm spectral range. A
modulation bandwidth comparable to the results for WF VCSELs grown by MOVPE of
7 GHz and 9 GHz for devices with unetched and etched top DBR [
169
,
170
] was demon-
strated. Then, thin tensile-strained InGaAs QWs were used to increase both the differential
gain of the active region and reduce nonradiative recombination [
171
]. These VCSELs
demonstrated both lower threshold currents and a larger single-mode output power at
smaller bias currents compared to the MOVPE-grown VCSELs with the same top DBR
reflectivity (cf. Figure 4[
169
]). This is because of the larger slope efficiency of the devices
based on thin QWs (0.51 W/A). For a 25.78-Gbit/s bit rate, a BER of 9E-9 was reported
(cf. Figure 5[
169
]). Further optimization of photon lifetime in the cavity made it possible to
increase the modulation bandwidth of such lasers to 10–11 GHz [172].
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Figure 4. LIV characteristics of MBE-grown WF VCSEL with an 8 µm BTJ diameter (left panel). A
spectrum for an unetched top DBR MBE-grown VCSEL measured at a bias current of I = 12 mA and
20 °C (right panel). Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [169]. 2017, IEEE.
Figure 5. 100GBASE–LR4 standard mask test for 1550 nm MBE-grown WF VCSEL for a bit rate of
25.78 Gbit/s with BER 9E–9 and the corresponding: (a) BER Contour; (b) BER H Bathtub; (c) BER
Eye; and (d) SP In PDF Eye. Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [169]. 2017, IEEE.
To further increase the modulation bandwidth, the photon lifetime can be reduced
by evaporating thin SiN layers with large precision [10,173,174] and/or the differential
gain can be increased, either by increasing the strain in the active region or by reducing
the mode volume.
In contrast to short-cavity concepts applied for hybrid VCSELs, the minimal cavity
length of our WF VCSELs is about ~2.5λ. Thus, the mode volume of WF VCSELs can be
adjusted just by changing the BTJ size. However, for small BTJ sizes, a saturable absorber,
formed in the unpumped peripheral parts of the active region, must be taken into account
[10]. For MBE-grown WF VCSELs, effective surface planarization cannot be realized for
TJ overgrowth [3,10,69,127,162,175,176]. This enhances the effect of saturable absorption
since, to implement the single-mode operation, it is necessary to decrease the etching
depth of the TJ layers. These optical losses in unpumped parts of the active region can be
reduced by a larger mismatch of the gain spectrum and resonance wavelength (GCD
value) [10].
Figure 4.
LIV characteristics of MBE-grown WF VCSEL with an 8
µ
m BTJ diameter (
left panel
). A
spectrum for an unetched top DBR MBE-grown VCSEL measured at a bias current of I = 12 mA and
20 ◦C (right panel). Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [169]. 2017, IEEE.
Optimization of the structure design and the VCSEL device topology (cf. Figure 1,
right panel) made it possible to increase the modulation bandwidth up to 13 GHz and to
demonstrate 37 Gbit/s non-return-to-zero data transmission under back-to-back conditions
at room temperature (cf. Figure 6[
4
]). Here, the number of QWs was increased to 10,
aiming to increase the total modal gain. The barrier thickness was reduced to 7 nm. As
a result, the total strain in the InGaAs QW-based active region was increased to 0.36%,
which is larger than the previous value of 0.27% [
169
]. In contrast to MOVPE-grown WF
VCSELs [
168
], no strain compensation in barriers was used. It should be pointed out that
both highly-doped contact layers and precision opening of contact layers occur during wet
etching. A composite n
++
/p
++
In(Al)GaAs BTJ was used instead of n
++
/p
++
InAlGaAs TJ
reduced the serial resistance. To decrease the parasitic capacitance, the doping level of the
n-InP overgrowth layer and the device mesa size were both decreased.
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Figure 4. LIV characteristics of MBE-grown WF VCSEL with an 8 µm BTJ diameter (left panel). A
spectrum for an unetched top DBR MBE-grown VCSEL measured at a bias current of I = 12 mA and
20 °C (right panel). Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [169]. 2017, IEEE.
Figure 5. 100GBASE–LR4 standard mask test for 1550 nm MBE-grown WF VCSEL for a bit rate of
25.78 Gbit/s with BER 9E–9 and the corresponding: (a) BER Contour; (b) BER H Bathtub; (c) BER
Eye; and (d) SP In PDF Eye. Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [169]. 2017, IEEE.
To further increase the modulation bandwidth, the photon lifetime can be reduced
by evaporating thin SiN layers with large precision [10,173,174] and/or the differential
gain can be increased, either by increasing the strain in the active region or by reducing
the mode volume.
In contrast to short-cavity concepts applied for hybrid VCSELs, the minimal cavity
length of our WF VCSELs is about ~2.5λ. Thus, the mode volume of WF VCSELs can be
adjusted just by changing the BTJ size. However, for small BTJ sizes, a saturable absorber,
formed in the unpumped peripheral parts of the active region, must be taken into account
[10]. For MBE-grown WF VCSELs, effective surface planarization cannot be realized for
TJ overgrowth [3,10,69,127,162,175,176]. This enhances the effect of saturable absorption
since, to implement the single-mode operation, it is necessary to decrease the etching
depth of the TJ layers. These optical losses in unpumped parts of the active region can be
reduced by a larger mismatch of the gain spectrum and resonance wavelength (GCD
value) [10].
Figure 5.
100GBASE–LR4 standard mask test for 1550 nm MBE-grown WF VCSEL for a bit rate of
25.78 Gbit/s with BER 9E–9 and the corresponding: (
a
) BER Contour; (
b
) BER H Bathtub; (
c
) BER
Eye; and (d) SP In PDF Eye. Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [169]. 2017, IEEE.
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Figure 6. Measured (points) small signal modulation response S
21
and the corresponding curve-fits
(solid lines) for MBE-grown 1550 nm VCSEL for different drive currents (left panel); Eye diagram
and bit error ratio bath tub curve for a data rate of 37 Gbit/s across a 3 m SMF (right panel). Re-
printed/adapted with permission from Ref. [4]. 2023, IEEE.
Data rates for FW VCSELs can be increased further by decreasing the parasitic capac-
itance, e.g., by optimizing the top n-InP intra-cavity layer doping profile [10], photon life-
time adjustment (by changing the top DBR reflectivity) [168,169,173], and suppressing sat-
urable absorption (by large GCD).
8. Conclusions
Over the past 20 years, a variety of technologies have been developed for LW
VCSELs. Presently, two of them have emerged, leading to excellent results. The first one
is based on hybrid short-cavity VCSELs, and the second one uses wafer-fused VCSELs.
Both of them are based on the BTJ concept for optical and current confinement.
The excellent dynamic performance of hybrid short-cavity VCSELs (about 17 GHz
and 22 GHz modulation bandwidths at 1300 nm and 1550 nm, respectively) is related to
the combination of an ultra-short semiconductor cavity (~1.5-µm) and two dielectric
DBRs. This allows for minimizing the mode volume and increasing the D-factor (the pro-
portionality factor of the relaxation resonance frequency versus the square root of the
drive and threshold currents difference). Using a flip-chip process, double-mesa struc-
tures are used to reduce the mesa capacitance (to increase the parasitic frequency) and
improve heat spreading [175]. This fabrication technology requires dielectric DBRs based
on toxic materials (AlF
3
/ZnS) and complex processing steps [177], which might create dif-
ficulties for the mass production of such VCSELs.
Based on wafer fusion technologies, VCSELs reach record 6 mW single-mode output
power at both 1300 and 1550 nm, due to the better thermal conductivity of AlGaAs/GaAs
DBRs as compared to high-contrast dielectric mirrors. The thermal conductivity of WF
VCSELs [166] is about five times greater than that of hybrid short-cavity VCSELs [28] for
the same size as BTJ. The creation of large internal temperatures at large currents com-
bined with low heat dissipation limits the maximum current and bandwidth. The data
rate of WF-VCSELs is in addition limited by the parasitic cut-off (due to high parasitic
capacity) at low frequencies and currently reaches 13 GHz modulation bandwidth, yield-
ing a data rate of 37 Gbit/s for NRZ modulation at 1550 nm VCSELs [4]. WF VCSELs also
fulfilled the reliability conditions according to the GR-468-CORE Telcordia qualification
test [147]), making them attractive for industrial applications. Further increases in data
rates of WF VCSELs can be achieved by reducing the parasitic capacitance, adjusting pho-
ton lifetime, the gain-to-cavity detuning, and increasing the heat dissipation.
Author Contributions: Conceptualization, A.E. and D.B.; writing—original draft preparation, A.B.,
E.K., L.K. and S.B.; writing—review and editing, I.N., D.B., and S.-C.T.; supervision, A.E. and D.B.;
project administration, L.K.; funding acquisition, A.E. and D.B. All authors have read and agreed to
the published version of the manuscript.
Figure 6. Measured (points) small signal modulation response S21 and the corresponding curve-fits
(solid lines) for MBE-grown 1550 nm VCSEL for different drive currents (
left panel
); Eye diagram
and bit error ratio bath tub curve for a data rate of 37 Gbit/s across a 3 m SMF (
right panel
).
Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [4]. 2023, IEEE.
To further increase the modulation bandwidth, the photon lifetime can be reduced by
evaporating thin SiN layers with large precision [
10
,
173
,
174
] and/or the differential gain
can be increased, either by increasing the strain in the active region or by reducing the
mode volume.
In contrast to short-cavity concepts applied for hybrid VCSELs, the minimal cavity
length of our WF VCSELs is about ~2.5
λ
. Thus, the mode volume of WF VCSELs can
be adjusted just by changing the BTJ size. However, for small BTJ sizes, a saturable ab-
sorber, formed in the unpumped peripheral parts of the active region, must be taken into
account [
10
]. For MBE-grown WF VCSELs, effective surface planarization cannot be realized
for TJ overgrowth [
3
,
10
,
69
,
127
,
162
,
175
,
176
]. This enhances the effect of saturable absorption
since, to implement the single-mode operation, it is necessary to decrease the etching depth
of the TJ layers. These optical losses in unpumped parts of the active region can be reduced
by a larger mismatch of the gain spectrum and resonance wavelength (GCD value) [10].
Data rates for FW VCSELs can be increased further by decreasing the parasitic ca-
pacitance, e.g., by optimizing the top n-InP intra-cavity layer doping profile [
10
], photon
lifetime adjustment (by changing the top DBR reflectivity) [
168
,
169
,
173
], and suppressing
saturable absorption (by large GCD).
8. Conclusions
Over the past 20 years, a variety of technologies have been developed for LW VCSELs.
Presently, two of them have emerged, leading to excellent results. The first one is based on
Photonics 2023,10, 268 14 of 22
hybrid short-cavity VCSELs, and the second one uses wafer-fused VCSELs. Both of them
are based on the BTJ concept for optical and current confinement.
The excellent dynamic performance of hybrid short-cavity VCSELs (about 17 GHz
and 22 GHz modulation bandwidths at 1300 nm and 1550 nm, respectively) is related
to the combination of an ultra-short semiconductor cavity (~1.5-
µ
m) and two dielectric
DBRs. This allows for minimizing the mode volume and increasing the D-factor (the
proportionality factor of the relaxation resonance frequency versus the square root of the
drive and threshold currents difference). Using a flip-chip process, double-mesa structures
are used to reduce the mesa capacitance (to increase the parasitic frequency) and improve
heat spreading [
175
]. This fabrication technology requires dielectric DBRs based on toxic
materials (AlF
3
/ZnS) and complex processing steps [
177
], which might create difficulties
for the mass production of such VCSELs.
Based on wafer fusion technologies, VCSELs reach record 6 mW single-mode output
power at both 1300 and 1550 nm, due to the better thermal conductivity of AlGaAs/GaAs
DBRs as compared to high-contrast dielectric mirrors. The thermal conductivity of WF
VCSELs [
166
] is about five times greater than that of hybrid short-cavity VCSELs [
28
] for
the same size as BTJ. The creation of large internal temperatures at large currents combined
with low heat dissipation limits the maximum current and bandwidth. The data rate of
WF-VCSELs is in addition limited by the parasitic cut-off (due to high parasitic capacity)
at low frequencies and currently reaches 13 GHz modulation bandwidth, yielding a data
rate of 37 Gbit/s for NRZ modulation at 1550 nm VCSELs [
4
]. WF VCSELs also fulfilled
the reliability conditions according to the GR-468-CORE Telcordia qualification test [
147
]),
making them attractive for industrial applications. Further increases in data rates of WF
VCSELs can be achieved by reducing the parasitic capacitance, adjusting photon lifetime,
the gain-to-cavity detuning, and increasing the heat dissipation.
Author Contributions:
Conceptualization, A.E. and D.B.; writing—original draft preparation, A.B.,
E.K., L.K. and S.B.; writing—review and editing, I.N., D.B. and S.-C.T.; supervision, A.E. and D.B.;
project administration, L.K.; funding acquisition, A.E. and D.B. All authors have read and agreed to
the published version of the manuscript.
Funding:
The authors from CAS acknowledge support from the National Key R&D Program of
China (2021YFB2801000) for the large signal modulation measurements and analysis of 1550 nm WF
VCSELs. The authors from ITMO University acknowledge support in part by project no. 2019-1442
for the static characteristics analysis of 1550 nm WF VCSELs and in part by the Priority 2030 program
for the small signal modulation characteristics analysis of 1550 nm WF VCSELs. L. Karachinsky and
S. Blokhin acknowledge the support of the CAS PIFI program for the analysis of the large signal
modulation characteristics and small signal modulation characteristics of 1300 nm WF VCSELs,
respectively. Anton Yu. Egorov acknowledges the support of the Russian Science Foundation for the
part of static characteristics analysis of 1300 nm WF VCSELs with active regions based on superlattice
under Project 21-19-00718.
Institutional Review Board Statement: Not applicable.
Informed Consent Statement: Not applicable.
Data Availability Statement: Not applicable.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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