Diode Lasers for Direct Modulation
Emerging Technology
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  TESTABLE AT WAFER LEVEL
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  CIRCULAR, LOW-DIVERGENCE BEAM
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  COST: $10 – $500
OPTICAL SPECTRUM
VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER
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EIA 00612-14
  APERTURE
  CONTACT METAL
QUANTUM WELLS
ACTIVE REGION
n-TYPE MIRROR STACKS
p-TYPE MIRROR STACKS