Resonant cavity LED's optimized for coupling to polymer optical fibers

Authors
Bockstaele, R Sys, C Blondelle, J Dhoedt, B Moerman, I Van Daele, P Demeester, P Baets, R
Citation
R. Bockstaele et al., Resonant cavity LED's optimized for coupling to polymer optical fibers, IEEE PHOTON, 11(2), 1999, pp. 158-160
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
158 - 160
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(199902)11:2<158:RCLOFC>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Planar resonant-cavity light-emitting diodes have been optimized to meet op tical interconnect requirements. The microcavity effect is exploited to inc rease the extraction efficiency into a given numerical aperture and to redu ce the crosstalk in parallel optical interconnect applications. Devices are fabricated with an overall quantum efficiency of 3.7% into a polymer optic al fiber with a numerical aperture of 0.5 and a FWHM beam divergence angle of 105 degrees at a drive current of 1 mA.