Y. Qian et al., SUBMILLIAMP 1.3-MU-M VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS WITH THRESHOLD CURRENT-DENSITY OF LESS-THAN-500A CM(2)/, Electronics Letters, 33(12), 1997, pp. 1052-1054
High performance 1.3 mu m vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCS
ELs) using oxygen implantation in wafer-bonded GaAs/AlGaAs mirrors are
demonstrated. A record low threshold current density of 454A/cm(2) an
d a threshold current of 0.83mA have been achieved for pulsed operatio
n at 20 degrees C. The maximum CW and pulsed operating temperatures ar
e 40 and 112 degrees C, respectively.