High-bandwidth 1060nm VCSEL design with hybrid buried tunnel junction and oxide confinement
1060<sub> </sub>nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) offer low dispersion and transmission loss for optical interconnects, but conventional oxide-confined designs face challenges in thermal accumulation and parasitic effects. We propose a high-speed 1060<sub> </sub>nm VCSEL featuring a hybrid confinement structure that integrates a buried tunnel junction (BTJ) with an oxide aperture, along with an optimized 8<sub> </sub>nm BTJ position offset. This hybrid architecture enhances current injection, reduces parasitic capacitance, and improves thermal management. The device achieves a -3<sub> </sub>dB modulation bandwidth of 37.2<sub> </sub>GHz, low differential resistance (~65 Ω), >50<sub> </sub>dB side-mode suppression ratio, and a >10<sub> </sub>K reduction in peak temperature via numerical modeling. These results demonstrate a promising approach for next-generation, energy-efficient VCSELs targeting high-speed, short-reach optical communication systems.
Authors
- Wu Long Jiang
- Yihua Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5590-5881)
- Zhiting Tang
- Kai Shen
- Mengke Wang
- Xuhao Zhang
- Aobo Ren
- Wuyang Ren
- Chuang Li
- Feiyun Zhao
Institutions
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- National Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology (CN)
- Razi Hospital (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Optics Letters
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.583230
- Primary Topic
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
- Type
- article
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