VCSEL Laser Diode
1A444
840
nm
%
120
P
o
vs
T
FIGURE 1
RELATIVE THRESHOLD CURRENT
%
120
I
th
vs
T
%
100
FIGURE
I
3
P
o
vs
f
100
100
80
RELATIVE OPTICAL POWER
80
80
RELATIVE OPTICAL POWER
0
20
40
60
80
100
C
60
60
60
40
40
40
20
20
0
20
40
60
80
100
C
20
0
0
4
8
12
16
20
mA
OPERATING TEMPERATURE
OPERATING TEMPERATURE
FORWARD CURRENT
mA
20
I
f
vs
V
f
MAX. ELECTRICAL POWER DISSIPATION
mW
50
FIGURE 5
P
el
vs
T
40
INFINITE
HEAT SINK
FORWARD CURRENT
30
10
20
NO HEAT SINK
10
0
0
1
2
3
V
0
0
20
40
60
80
100
C
FORWARD VOLTAGE
OPERATING TEMPERATURE
%
100
P
f
FIGURE 6
vs
z
Alignment
r
r = opt.
Øc = 50 µm
%
100
P
f
FIGURE 7
vs
r
Alignment
r
z = opt.
Øc = 50 µm
RELATIVE FIBER-COUPLED POWER
80
z
RELATIVE FIBER-COUPLED POWER
80
z
60
60
40
40
20
20
0
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
mm
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
µm
z - AXIAL DISPLACEMENT OF FIBER
r - RADIAL DISPLACEMENT OF FIBER