3D integrated 45 W peak power 2D addressable VCSEL array and laser driver for true solid-state LiDAR

Yasutaka Higa; Gyongsok Song; Hideki Watanabe; Shuhei Yamaguchi; Yoshio Konishi; Hayato Kamizuru; Kiyohisa Sakai; Hirohisa Yasukawa; Rintaro Koda; Noriyuki Fuutagawa

doi:10.1117/12.2647816

15 March 2023 3D integrated 45 W peak power 2D addressable VCSEL array and laser driver for true solid-state LiDAR

Yasutaka Higa, Gyongsok Song, Hideki Watanabe, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Yoshio Konishi, Hayato Kamizuru, Kiyohisa Sakai, Hirohisa Yasukawa, Rintaro Koda, Noriyuki Fuutagawa

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Proceedings Volume 12439, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXVII; 1243907 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2647816
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2023, San Francisco, California, United States

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We fabricated a high output power large-scale 2D addressable VCSEL array and demonstrated a small footprint transmitter (Tx) module for true solid-state LiDAR. The module integrated VCSEL array and laser diode driver built-in circuit board in three dimensions. Each used VCSEL had five junctions, large optical aperture, and bump for individual driving. The wavelength of light output through a substrate was 940 nm. VCSELs were arranged in 48×48 matrix wherein 2,304 emitters can be individually driven. The array chip was assembled on the circuit board by flip-chip bonding via bump. All VCSELs were connected to the driver with very short current path caused by the three-dimensional integration. Short current path and small current loop resulted in small resistance and inductance, which facilitated driving of VCSELs with short current pulse. The transmitter module can generate high peak power with short pulse duration for time-of-flight measurement without RF input. Each VCSEL can be sequentially driven by trigger pulse input. The footprint of the module was 17.3 mm square. We confirmed that all VCSELs emit with sequential driving mode; the peak output power was over 45 W and pulse width was approximately 4 ns. The pulse shapes and widths were nearly identical at the center and edge of the array, which is generally unusual for a Tx module with two-dimensional integration where VCSEL and laser driver are integrated side by side. The divergence of output was less than 10°.

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Yasutaka Higa, Gyongsok Song, Hideki Watanabe, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Yoshio Konishi, Hayato Kamizuru, Kiyohisa Sakai, Hirohisa Yasukawa, Rintaro Koda, and Noriyuki Fuutagawa "3D integrated 45 W peak power 2D addressable VCSEL array and laser driver for true solid-state LiDAR", Proc. SPIE 12439, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXVII, 1243907 (15 March 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2647816

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