Power and Spectral Range Characteristics for Optical Power Converters

Simon Fafard, Denis Masson, Jan-Gustav Werthen, James Liu, Ta-Chung Wu, Christian Hundsberger, Markus Schwarzfischer, Gunther Steinle, Christian Gaertner, Claudio Piemonte, Bernd Luecke, Josef Wittl and Martin Weigert
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Simon Fafard: Broadcom (Canada), IFPD, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
Denis Masson: Broadcom (Canada), IFPD, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
Jan-Gustav Werthen: Broadcom (USA), IFPD, San Jose, CA 95134, USA
James Liu: Broadcom (USA), IFPD, San Jose, CA 95134, USA
Ta-Chung Wu: Broadcom (USA), IFPD, San Jose, CA 95134, USA
Christian Hundsberger: Broadcom (Germany), IFPD, Wernerwerkstraße 2, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
Markus Schwarzfischer: Broadcom (Germany), IFPD, Wernerwerkstraße 2, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
Gunther Steinle: Broadcom (Germany), IFPD, Wernerwerkstraße 2, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
Christian Gaertner: Broadcom (Germany), IFPD, Wernerwerkstraße 2, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
Claudio Piemonte: Broadcom (Germany), IFPD, Wernerwerkstraße 2, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
Bernd Luecke: Broadcom (Germany), IFPD, Wernerwerkstraße 2, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
Josef Wittl: Broadcom (Germany), IFPD, Wernerwerkstraße 2, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
Martin Weigert: Broadcom (Germany), IFPD, Wernerwerkstraße 2, 93049 Regensburg, Germany

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-14

Abstract: High-performance optical power converters (OPCs) enable isolated electrical power and power beaming applications at new wavelengths and higher output powers. Broadcom’s vertical epitaxial heterostructure architecture (VEHSA) multi-junction OPCs permit optical-to-electrical conversion at high efficiency and at manageable external loads. This study provides details of how the power outputs have been extended from <1 W to a power class at ~3 W and another class at >20 W. The work also provides details of how the spectral range options have been extended from 800–830 nm to other key laser diode wavelengths such as 960–990 nm and 1500–1600 nm.

Keywords: optical power converters; laser power converters; power-over-fiber; power beaming; photovoltaic; galvanic isolation; GaAs; InP; multi-junctions semiconductor heterostructures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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