A plot twist: the continuing story of VCSELs at AOC

James K. Guenter; Jim A. Tatum; Robert A. Hawthorne III; Ralph H. Johnson; David T. Mathes; Bobby M. Hawkins

doi:10.1117/12.601831

14 March 2005 A plot twist: the continuing story of VCSELs at AOC

James K. Guenter, Jim A. Tatum, Robert A. Hawthorne III, Ralph H. Johnson, David T. Mathes, Bobby M. Hawkins

Proceedings Volume 5737, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers IX; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.601831
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2005, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

During a year of substantial consolidation in the VCSEL industry, Honeywell sold their VCSEL Optical Products Division, which has now officially changed its name to Advanced Optical Components (AOC). Both manufacture and applied research continue, however. Some of the developments of the past year are discussed in this paper. They include advances in the understanding of VCSEL degradation physics, substantial improvements in long-wavelength VCSEL performance, and continuing progress in manufacturing technology. In addition, higher speed serial communications products, at 10 gigabits and particularly at 4 gigabits per second, have shown faster than predicted growth. We place these technologies and AOC's approach to them in a market perspective, along with other emerging applications.

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James K. Guenter, Jim A. Tatum, Robert A. Hawthorne III, Ralph H. Johnson, David T. Mathes, and Bobby M. Hawkins "A plot twist: the continuing story of VCSELs at AOC", Proc. SPIE 5737, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers IX, (14 March 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.601831

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