Small-signal characteristics of bottom-emitting intracavity contacted VCSEL's

We characterize the small-signal frequency response of intracavity contacte d similar to 970 nm VCSEL's designed for flip-chip bonding to electronic ci rcuits and then modified with reduced capacitance and a novel lateral curre nt injection method to obtain a high-speed response. We measure 3-dB bandwi dths in excess of 10 GHz and an extracted K-factor limited fmax of 95 GHz f or fabricated single-mode similar to 970-nm lasers.