VCSEL mit monolithisch integriertem Photodetektor

摘要

The invention relates to a VCSEL that comprises an active layer (47), a photodetector (20, 25) in one of the DBR gratings (15; 40, 50) and a radiation-absorbing layer (25) that lies in the antinode of a laser mode. The laser and the photodetector are electrically controlled via a common contact (35) on a thick, highly doted spacer layer (30) that ensures low laser impedance and low electrical disturbance between the laser and the photodetector.