TY - JOUR
T1 - Vertical‐to‐surface transmission electrophotonic device and its application to optical interconnection
AU - Yamanaka, Yutaka
AU - Numai, Takahiro
AU - Yoshihara, Kazuhiro
AU - Kosaka, Hideo
AU - Kurihara, Kaori
AU - Sugimoto, Mitsunori
AU - Kasahara, Kenichi
AU - Ogura, Ichiro
AU - Kubota, Keiichi
PY - 1992/1/1
Y1 - 1992/1/1
N2 - In optical interconnection, the cascade optical interconnection using two‐dimensional optical switch devices is an important basic structure. To realize such an optical interconnection, the vertical‐to‐surface transmission electrophotonic device (VSTEP), which has a planar structure easy for two‐dimensional integration and is capable of light emission, light detection, and latching, has been developed. Utilizing the optimized combination of a pnpn thyristor structure, double heterojunction structure and vertical cavity structure, efficient laser mode emission and switching characteristics were obtained. In the optical interconnection using the differential structure, optical switching was achieved with optical energy as low as 150 fJ. An operating speed of 25 MHz was confirmed in the continuous mode. In addition, using the cascade characteristic in the device‐to‐device interconnection, the shift‐register operation was carried out using the optical interconnection between four optical array switches.
AB - In optical interconnection, the cascade optical interconnection using two‐dimensional optical switch devices is an important basic structure. To realize such an optical interconnection, the vertical‐to‐surface transmission electrophotonic device (VSTEP), which has a planar structure easy for two‐dimensional integration and is capable of light emission, light detection, and latching, has been developed. Utilizing the optimized combination of a pnpn thyristor structure, double heterojunction structure and vertical cavity structure, efficient laser mode emission and switching characteristics were obtained. In the optical interconnection using the differential structure, optical switching was achieved with optical energy as low as 150 fJ. An operating speed of 25 MHz was confirmed in the continuous mode. In addition, using the cascade characteristic in the device‐to‐device interconnection, the shift‐register operation was carried out using the optical interconnection between four optical array switches.
KW - Optical switching devices
KW - optical interconnection
KW - surface‐emitting laser
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U2 - 10.1002/ecjb.4420751103
DO - 10.1002/ecjb.4420751103
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0026943529
SN - 8756-663X
VL - 75
SP - 20
EP - 31
JO - Electronics and Communications in Japan, Part II: Electronics (English translation of Denshi Tsushin Gakkai Ronbunshi)
JF - Electronics and Communications in Japan, Part II: Electronics (English translation of Denshi Tsushin Gakkai Ronbunshi)
IS - 11
ER -