Preliminary results on high-total-dose testing of semiconductor photonic sources: a comparison of VCSELs and resonant-cavity LEDs

Francis Berghmans; Simon Coenen; Benoit Brichard; Frans Vos; Marc C. Decreton; Guy Verschaffelt; Alexis de la Fuente; Irina P. Veretennicoff; Hugo Thienpont; Ronny Bockstaele; Peter Bienstman; Carl Sys; Bart Dhoedt; Ingrid Moerman; Roel G. Baets; Peter Van Daele; Jan Jonsson

doi:10.1117/12.326698

13 October 1998 Preliminary results on high-total-dose testing of semiconductor photonic sources: a comparison of VCSELs and resonant-cavity LEDs

Francis Berghmans, Simon Coenen, Benoit Brichard, Frans Vos, Marc C. Decreton, Guy Verschaffelt, Alexis de la Fuente, Irina P. Veretennicoff, Hugo Thienpont, Ronny Bockstaele, Peter Bienstman, Carl Sys, Bart Dhoedt, Ingrid Moerman, Roel G. Baets, Peter Van Daele, Jan Jonsson

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Proceedings Volume 3440, Photonics for Space Environments VI; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.326698
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Low-power consumption, high efficiency and high bandwidth surface emitting semiconductor optical sources are critical elements in the development of future photonic systems for space and civil nuclear applications. In this paper, we report on preliminary high total dose experiments performed on two types of recently developed microcavity emitters: VCSELs and microcavity (or resonant cavity) LEDs. We gamma irradiated a total of twelve commercially available packaged VCSELs and two home-made flip-chipped 2 X 2 microcavity LED arrays. For doses between 5(DOT)10⁶ Gy and 1.3(DOT)10⁷ Gy the VCSELs show a threshold current increase lower than 20% and an output power decrease lower than 10%. These values are even smaller if the VCSEL is operated at a higher temperature. At a dose of 3.14(DOT)10⁷ Gy, one VCSEL still showed satisfactory operation. The microcavity LEDs suffered from a burn-in after radiation but recovered quickly when biased. Their output power decrease is comparable to that of the VCSELs, while their quantum efficiency is not much affected. The specifications of both types of devices are not substantially altered by high gamma doses and can therefore be considered for application in enhanced radiation environments.

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Francis Berghmans, Simon Coenen, Benoit Brichard, Frans Vos, Marc C. Decreton, Guy Verschaffelt, Alexis de la Fuente, Irina P. Veretennicoff, Hugo Thienpont, Ronny Bockstaele, Peter Bienstman, Carl Sys, Bart Dhoedt, Ingrid Moerman, Roel G. Baets, Peter Van Daele, and Jan Jonsson "Preliminary results on high-total-dose testing of semiconductor photonic sources: a comparison of VCSELs and resonant-cavity LEDs", Proc. SPIE 3440, Photonics for Space Environments VI, (13 October 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.326698

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