Small signal dynamics of an electrically-pumped long-wavelength tunable VCSEL

Author

Kögel, B. ; Zogal, K. ; Jatta, S. ; Maute, M. ; Grasse, C. ; Amann, M.-C. ; Meissner, P.

Author_Institution

FG Optische Nachrichtentechnik, Tech. Univ. Darmstadt, Darmstadt

fYear

2008

fDate

14-18 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

85

Lastpage

86

Abstract

The intrinsic dynamics of a micromachined tunable surface-emitting laser with buried tunnel junction are derived from amplitude modulation response and relative intensity noise. The dependence of resonance frequency on bias current and wavelength is reported.

Keywords

amplitude modulation; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser noise; laser tuning; micro-optomechanical devices; micromachining; optical modulation; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; MEMS; amplitude modulation response; bias current; bias wavelength; buried tunnel junction; electrically-pumped long-wavelength tunable VCSEL; intrinsic dynamics; micromachined tunable surface-emitting laser; quantum-well active region; relative intensity noise; resonance frequency; semiconductor lasers; small signal dynamics; Amplitude modulation; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laser tuning; Noise level; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Surface emitting lasers; Thermal resistance; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International

Conference_Location

Sorrento

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1782-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1783-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636021

Filename

4636021