Title :
Novel self-chirped VCSEL with a micromechanical resonator
Author :
Vail, E.C. ; Li, G.S. ; Yuen, W. ; Chang-Hasnain, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a self-chirping VCSEL laser diode with a 10 nm bandwidth, sub-milliamp threshold, and 0.2 mW total power in a single mode. The self-chirping is achieved by integrating the VCSEL with a micromechanical resonator and biasing with a feedback load.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser modes; measurement by laser beam; micromechanical resonators; optical sensors; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 0.2 mW; feedback load; mW total power; micromechanical resonator; self-chirped VCSEL; single mode; sub-milliamp threshold; Bandwidth; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Micromechanical devices; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1996., 15th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Haifa, Israel
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3163-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1996.558845
