Temperature behaviour of resonant cavity light-emitting diodes at 650 nm

Abstract

Performance characteristics of resonant cavity light-emitting diodes operating at the wavelength of 650 nm have been studied. It has been shown that a variation in device temperature significantly modifies the far-field pattern and thus the fibre coupling efficiency, due to a cavity detuning effect. Temperature dependences of output power and emission wavelength are also studied. Modulation bandwidth of >120 MHz and light power of 2 mW (cw) have been achieved for 84 µm devices driven at a 40 mA current. Accelerated ageing tests for 36 000 device hours indicate no degradation in output power.