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Temperature effect on VCSEL output performance

F. Z. JASIM1,* , K. OMAR1, Z. HASSAN1

Affiliation

  1. Nano-Optoelectronics Research and Technology Laboratory, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia 11800 Penang, Malaysia

Abstract

The steady state performance of vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) structure under the influence of the temperature are numerically investigated by using laser technology-integrated program ISETCAD simulation. In this study, we observed that the increase in temperature causes the increase in the threshold current, the reduction of output power, shift of the lasing wavelength, and decrease in both of the slope output efficiency and the differential quantum efficiency. Additionally, the operating lifetime of semiconductor lasers usually decreases exponentially with temperature. Therefore it is essential to design lasers with consistently low temperature for better reliability. All material parameters are evaluated based on the recent literature values.

Keywords

ISETCAD, Temperature effect, VCSEL.

Citation

F. Z. JASIM, K. OMAR, Z. HASSAN, Temperature effect on VCSEL output performance, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 11, November 2009, pp.1136-1138 (2009).

Submitted at: Oct. 22, 2009

Accepted at: Oct. 29, 2009