Title :
Monolithic beam steering device employing slow-light waveguide and tunable MEMS VCSEL
Author :
Nakahama, Masanori ; Gu, Xiaodong ; Shimada, Toshikazu ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Photonics Integration Syst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a monolithic beam steering device consisting of Bragg reflector slow-light waveguide amplifier and tunable micro-electro-mechanical VCSEL. Continuous beam steering of over 30° and the maximum output power over 10 mW are predicted.
Keywords :
beam steering; laser tuning; micromechanical devices; slow light; surface emitting lasers; waveguide lasers; Bragg reflector slow-light waveguide amplifier; monolithic beam steering device; power 10 mW; slow light waveguide; tunable micro-electro-mechanical VCSEL; Beam steering; Micromechanical devices; Optical waveguides; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
