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Direct modulation of VCSELs with separate optical and current apertures enables high modulation bandwidth of greater than 18 GHz operating single mode at low current density of less than 6 kA/cm2 because the current aperture diameter can be increased independent of the optical apertures. Polarization modulation of anisotropic VCSELs gives an extinction ratio of greater than 9 dB and at the same time requires low modulation amplitude of less than 200 mV, due to the orthogonality of the polarization states. To achieve polarization modulation requires the capabilities of polarization control and polarization switching. Finally, electro-optically modulated VCSELs with isolated cavity and modulator sections are shown to have the potential of digital modulation with a high data rate at low bias current. 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