Novel vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers withintegrated optical beam router

27 April 1995

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 31 (9) , 729-730
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19950514

Abstract

A novel vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) with integrated optical beam router is reported. The output beam of the VCSEL has been steered by as much as 9.6° away from the surface-normal direction. Integration of the beam routers with VCSELs significantly reduces the complexity and size of the switching nodes. This device is useful for ultra-dense optical interconnects in massively parallel computers.

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