What is a VCSEL?
I think this is our low hanging fruit and will be our first product to market but what does it do? From what I understand it has many functions but mainly turns electrical signals into optics. From 4k TV screens to Automic Clocks in GPS it seems the VCSEL seems to be everywhere.
From wikipedia:
The vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, or VCSEL /ˈvɪksəl/, is a type of semiconductor laser diode with laser beam emission perpendicular from the top surface, contrary to conventional edge-emitting semiconductor lasers (also in-plane lasers) which emit from surfaces formed by cleaving the individual chip out of a wafer.
From Finisar webset:
http://www.myvcsel.com/what-is-a-vcsel/
Also from Finisar is the following product, do we know how our new VCSEL would compare to Finisar VCSEL?
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Optical Components
2.5 Gb/s 850nm VCSEL - LC TOSA
HFE419x-441
VCSELs and Detectors
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These products are high radiance VCSELs designed to convert electrical current into optical power that can be used in fiber optic communications and other applications. As the current varies above threshold, the light intensity increases proportionally.
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