35 GHz Bandwidth with Directly Current Modulated 980 nm Oxide Aperture Single Cavity VCSELs

Vertical-single-cavity surface-emitting lasers emitting in a quasi-single mode at 980 nm and based on a simplified epitaxial design with oxide aperture diameters of about 3 μm and an output coupling mirror power reflectance below 0.99 exhibit record room temperature small-signal modulation bandwidths of 35 GHz.