Title :
VCSEL-Based Waveguide-Coupled Intgrated Optoelectronics
Author :
Cheng, Julian ; Yang, Kai ; Patel, K.M. ; Chao, C.Y. ; Louderback, D. ; Guilfoyle, P.S.
Author_Institution :
OptiComp Corp., Zephyr Cove
Abstract :
Planar photonic integrated circuits based on VCSEL are achieved by embedding an optical waveguide within the resonance cavity of the VCSEL, and utilizing diffraction grating couplers to efficiently diffract light from the VCSEL cavity into the waveguide in each lateral direction.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical waveguides; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; diffraction grating couplers; light diffraction; planar photonic integrated circuits; resonance cavity; waveguide-coupled integrated optoelectronics; Couplers; Diffraction gratings; Integrated optics; Optical diffraction; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Planar waveguides; Resonance; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382570
