Title :
Beam scanner integrated VCSEL with electro-thermal wavelength tuning
Author :
Shimada, Toshikazu ; Dalir, Hamed ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Photonics Integration Syst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate the integration of a 980nm VCSEL and beam-scanner based on highly dispersive slow-light waveguides. We obtain a narrow divergence angle of below 0.5° and continuous beam steering of 4.5° using electro-thermal wavelength tuning.
Keywords :
beam steering; integrated optics; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical dispersion; optical scanners; quantum well lasers; slow light; surface emitting lasers; waveguide lasers; beam scanner integrated VCSEL; continuous beam steering; dispersive slow-light waveguides; divergence angle; electro-thermal wavelength tuning; wavelength 980 nm; Beam steering; Current measurement; Dispersion; Laser beams; Optical waveguides; Tuning; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2014 International
Conference_Location :
Palma de Mallorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5721-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2014.235
