70 Gbps PAM-4850-nm oxide-confined VCSEL without equalization and pre-emphasis

Directly modulated 850-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs)with the advantages of low cost,high modulation speed,good reliability,and low power consumption,are the key sources in the optical interconnects with multimode fibers for the supercomputers,data centers,and machine learning applications[1−3].Typically,non-return-tozero(NRZ)modulation format is used.

Single-fundamental-mode cryogenic(3.6 K)850-nm oxideconfined VCSEL

Cryogenic oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser(VCSEL)has promising application in cryogenic optical interconnect for cryogenic computing.In this paper,we demonstrate a cryogenic 850-nm oxide-confined VCSEL at around 4 K.The cryogenic VCSEL with an optical oxide aperture of 6.5μm in diameter can operate in single fundamental mode with a side-mode suppression-ratio of 36 dB at 3.6 K,and the fiber-coupled output power reaches 1 mW at 5 mA.The small signal modulation measurements at 298 and 292 K show the fabricated VCSEL has the potential to achieve a high modulation bandwidth at cryogenic temperature.

Detector-integrated vertical-cavity surfaceemitting laser with a movable high-contrast grating mirror

In this paper, we present a detector-integrated vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser(VCSEL) with a movable high-contrast grating(HCG) mirror in an n-i-p-i-n manner. The detector-integrated VCSEL with a movable HCG can achieve three functions, including wavelength tuning, power monitoring, and resonant-cavity-enhanced(RCE)photon detection. Currently, the device can achieve a wavelength tuning range of 27 nm at room temperature when the suspended HCG is driven by the reverse-bias voltage. The n-i-p structure located at the upper part of the device can serve as an intra-cavity photodiode to monitor the output power due to the defect absorption. The RCE photon detection function of the detector-integrated VCSEL with a movable HCG is measured, and it has a peak responsivity at about 926 nm. This detector-integrated VCSEL with a movable HCG will be useful for sensing and imaging.

Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers for data communication and sensing

Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs) are the ideal optical sources for data communication and sensing.In data communication, large data rates combined with excellent energy efficiency and temperature stability have been achieved based on advanced device design and modulation formats. VCSELs are also promising sources for photonic integrated circuits due to their small footprint and low power consumption. Also, VCSELs are commonly used for a wide variety of applications in the consumer electronics market. These applications range from laser mice to three-dimensional(3 D) sensing and imaging, including various 3 D movement detections, such as gesture recognition or face recognition. Novel VCSEL types will include metastructures, exhibiting additional unique properties, of largest importance for next-generation data communication, sensing, and photonic integrated circuits.

Demonstration of electrically injected vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with post-supported high-contrast gratings

We experimentally demonstrate for the first time to our knowledge electrically injected vertical-cavity surfaceemitting lasers(VCSELs) with post-supported high-contrast gratings(HCGs) at 940 nm. The HCG-VCSELs have two posts to support the air-suspended HCGs, which are realized by simple fabrication without critical point drying. The HCG-VCSEL achieves a threshold current of about 0.65 m A and a side-mode suppression ratio of 43.6 d B under continuous-wave operation at 25℃. Theoretically the HCG-VCSEL with a λ∕2-cavity for the transverse magnetic polarization has a smaller effective mode length of 1.38 ·(λ∕n). Thus, the relaxation resonance frequency can be increased by 16% compared with that of the conventional VCSEL. The modulation speed of 100 Gbit/s for the HCG-VCSEL is expected in the on–off keying modulation format. Our easy design of HCGVCSELs has great potential for applications in optical interconnects, sensing, illumination, and so on.

Mechanical(compressive)form of driving force triggers the phase transformation fromβtoω&α”phases in metastableβphase-field Ti-5553 alloy

Most of the structural alloys’applications are under static,dynamic,and cyclic forms of loading.Ti-5553 alloy in the beta phase field is being investigated to confirm the mechanism of deformation and phase transformation upon quasi-static and dynamic compression.The Ti-5553 alloy was heat-treated at 900℃ (almost 50℃ above beta transus temperature)for one hour of soaking time followed by air quenching to achieve a fullyβphase field.After that,Dynamic compression(DC)by Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar(SHPB)and Quasi-static compression(QSC)were performed at a strain rate of~10^3)/s and 10^(-3)/s,respectively.Recovered specimens were thoroughly examined by using different tools,such as an Optical microscope(OM),Scanning electron microscope(SEM),High-resolution transmission electron microscope(HRTEM),and Electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)to get the reliable data for justification of logical conclusions.It is found that the dominating mode of deformation was dislocation slip along with twinning({332}<113>)to some extent in both of QSC and DC,but sliding&spalling of the grain boundary is observed more in the former.Stress-induced phase transformation,i.e.,βtoα"andβtoω,took place in the grains saturated with dislocation slips,where the former transformation occurred simultaneously with{332}<113>twinning,whileβtoωtransformation was completed when a set of two adjacent(110)_(β)planes covered±1/6th of the total separation distance between two(next to each other)(111)_(β)planes,by equal but opposite shear in(111)_(β)direction,and it caused 3%shrinkage of two closed packed(110)_(β)planes after transformation.

Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with nanostructures for optical interconnects

Optical interconnects （OIs） are the only solution to fulfil both the requirements on large bandwidth and minimum power consumption of data centers and high-performance computers （HPCs）. Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers （VCSELs） are the ideal light sources for Ols and have been widely deployed. This paper will summarize the progress made on modulation speed, energy efficiency, and temperature stability of VCSELs. Espe- cially VCSELs with surface nanostructures will be reviewed in depth. Such lasers will provide new opportunities to further boost the performance of VCSELs and open a new door for energy-efficient OIs.