Highly reliable operation of red laser diodes for POF data links

Requirements for laser diodes used in plastic optical fiber (POF) data links include such features as stable operation for more than 100,000 h at 60 °C and 5 mW and transmission speed greater than 1 Gbps. By optimizing crystal growth conditions and device structures, we have successfully fabricated...

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Published inElectronics and communications in Japan Vol. 92; no. 12; pp. 13 - 19
Main Authors Ohgoh, Tsuyoshi, Mukai, Atsushi, Mukaiyama, Akihiro, Asano, Hideki, Hayakawa, Toshiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.12.2009
Subjects
AlGaInP
Crystal growth
Data links
Devices
Electronics
GaInP
Laser diodes
Light sources
Optical fibers
Optimization
POF
red laser diode
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Summary:Requirements for laser diodes used in plastic optical fiber (POF) data links include such features as stable operation for more than 100,000 h at 60 °C and 5 mW and transmission speed greater than 1 Gbps. By optimizing crystal growth conditions and device structures, we have successfully fabricated highly reliable laser diodes with 1.25‐Gbps transmission speed. The median lifetime for 5‐mW operation at 60 °C was estimated to be more than 800,000 h. These results indicate that 660‐nm‐band laser diodes are very promising light sources for POF data links. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn, 92(12): 13–19, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecj.10194
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DOI:10.1002/ecj.10194