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Ultra-Fast 3 Terminal VCSEL (U-VCSEL)

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 		Award ID:
83217 		Program Year/Program:
2007 / STTR
Agency Tracking Number:
07ST1-0093 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Ziva Corporation
6440 Lusk Blvd D-107 San Diego, CA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2007
Title: Ultra-Fast 3 Terminal VCSEL (U-VCSEL)
Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA
Contract: W31P4Q-07-C-0260
Award Amount: $98,958.00
 

Abstract:

Ziva Corporation in collaboration with UCSB will conduct feasibility study for the concept design of a directly modulated laser with capability of modulation of >40GHz with power dissipation <2mW, with optical output power of ~.5 mW. Our approach is to exploit a three terminal VCSEL structure where the third terminal modulates the optical gain by means of current steering while maintaining the lasing pump current constant. Maintaining the pump current constant during modulation eliminates conventional limits imposed on directly modulated VCSEL speeds and promises to achieve ultra-high speed VCSELs approaching the intrinsic bandwidth ~90 Ghz (fmax) of VCSELs or ~180Gbps. By using a third terminal, the requirements for efficient lasing can be in principle decoupled from requirements imposed by fast modulation (e.g. relaxing modal volume/RC time constant tradeoff). This will be a major breakthrough in the ability to cost effectively directly modulate lasers (even in 2-D arrays) at speeds that have hitherto been only possible by using expensive, bulky and lossy external modulators. The approach is extendable to

Principal Investigator:

Anis Husain
CEO
8585092836
ahusain@ziva-corp.com

Business Contact:

Marianne Knight
Offcie Manager
8585500596
mknight@ziva-corp.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

ZIVA CORP.
6160 Lusk Blvd C-206 San Diego, CA 92121

EIN/Tax ID: 680524007
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
Research Institution Information:
UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
Dept of Electrical & Computer
Suite 3205 Eng. Science Bldg.
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9560
Contact: Larry Coldren
Contact Phone: (805) 893-4486
RI Type: Nonprofit college or university