Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) are the dominant source for optical data communication links in computer server, data center, and super computer applications. These applications demand higher bandwidth (> 20 Gbps), longer fiber propagation length (> 1 km), and lower power operation. There have been several reports of VCSEL modulation bandwidth in excess of 50 Gbps [1,2] although these experiments have been into a few 10s of meter of fiber and require very high current density. Modulation gain bandwidth x distance products of 25x1 [3], 20x2 [4], and 1x10 [5] Gbps/km have been achieved using single mode or quasi-single mode VCSELs. Note that longer propagation implies lower bandwidth presumably due to insufficient power. Recently transversely coupled VCSELs have been shown to operate at 36 Gbps, albeit in highly multi-mode operation [6]. We report significant bandwidth enhancement achieved from 1x2 coherently coupled photonic crystal VCSEL arrays. 25 GHz small signal bandwidth (receiver limited) is obtained under single mode operation and simultaneous increased output power, which is nearly a 3-fold improvement compared to incoherent array modulation.As depicted in Fig. 1, the two gain regions of the 1x2 array are defined by ion implantation while the cavities are defined by the photonic crystal hole pattern [7]. The data shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 were obtained from a 1x2 photonic crystal VCSEL array. The light output versus current for the array is shown in Fig 2 for different biasing schemes. There is a significant difference in the output power for each pixel biased separately indicating electrical isolation between the pixels. The threshold current when both pixels are biased together is roughly equal to the sum of the threshold currents for each individually biased pixel, as expected. The inset in Fig. 2 shows the output power for constant I 1 = 3.3 mA applied to Pixel 1, while the current I 2 is varied to Pixel 2. There is a spike in the output power at bias currents of I 1 = 3.3 mA and I 2 = 3.26 mA. The emission spectra and far field for the 2x1 array biased at these corresponding currents is shown in Fig. 3. For this bias condition, Pixels 1 and 2 are coherently coupled and out-of-phase with a side-mode suppression ratio of > 50 dBm for the coupled mode. Changing the injection bias conditions enables variation of the phase relation and coherence of the array [8]. In effect, by varying the bias we can tune the resonance of each pixel [9]. By electrically tuning Pixels 1 and 2, highly single-mode emission was obtained throughout the coupled regime, while with sufficient detuning two clearly defined spectral peaks with a single broad Gaussian far-field are apparent (not shown) when Pixels 1 and 2 become uncoupled and incoherent.The small signal modulation responses for different biasing schemes to the 2x1 VCSEL array are measured using an Agilent E8368B vector network analyzer and are depicted in Fig. 4. The network analyzer is set to the sufficiently high input RF power of -10 dBm, with hig...