Title :
Athermal multi-wavelength VCSEL array employing thermally actuated micromachined mirrors
Author :
Nakahama, Masanori ; Sakaguchi, T. ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Photonics Integration Syst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
An athermal multi-wavelength VCSEL array is demonstrated using thermally-actuated cantlevers. The wavelength variation is reduced within ± 0.017/K, which is 4 times smaller than conventional VCSELs, enabling four wavelengths array in 2.5nm spacing under uncooled operations.
Keywords :
cantilevers; laser mirrors; micromirrors; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; athermal multiwavelength VCSEL array; thermally actuated micromachined mirrors; thermally-actuated cantilevers; Arrays; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2014 International
Conference_Location :
Palma de Mallorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5721-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2014.237
