Title :
Design and analysis of MEMS tunable vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Cole, Garrett D. ; Björlin, E. Staffan ; Chen, Qi ; Chan, Chung-Yeung ; Wu, Shaomin ; Wang, Chad S. ; Bowers, John E. ; MacDonald, Noel C.
Author_Institution :
Mater. Dept., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present revised widely-tunable vertical-cavity SOAs exhibiting a reduced tuning voltage and an increased wavelength tuning range. Additionally, detailed theoretical models have been developed and are shown to be in good agreement with experimental observations.
Keywords :
laser tuning; micromechanical devices; optical transmitters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; surface emitting lasers; optical communication systems; reduced tuning voltage; theoretical models; wavelength tuning range; widely MEMS tunable vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers; Micromechanical devices; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical materials; Optical tuning; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wafer bonding;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2005. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8891-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2005.1517433
