• DocumentCode
    2518397
  • Title

    Dynamic characterization of MEMS-tunable vertical-cavity SOAs

  • Author

    Cole, Garrett D. ; Bowers, John E. ; Turner, Kimberly L. ; MacDonald, Noel C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mater., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    1-4 Aug. 2005
  • Firstpage
    99
  • Lastpage
    100
  • Abstract
    We analyze the dynamics of tunable-VCSOAs. At 6 mT the devices exhibit a Q of ~500 and an f0 of 168.32 kHz. At atmosphere Q is reduced to 1.2 resulting in <10 mus switching times
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; dynamic response; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; micro-optics; micromechanical devices; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 168.32 kHz; 6 mT; MEMS-tunable vertical-cavity SOA dynamics; dynamic characterization; mechanical quality factor; resonant frequency; switching times; Actuators; Atmosphere; Bandwidth; Biomembranes; Gallium arsenide; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMS and Their Applications Conference, 2005. IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Oulu
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9278-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2005.1540096
  • Filename
    1540096
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2518397