DocumentCode
2753712
Title
Giant wavelength-temperature dependence and electro-thermal tuning of MEMS VCSEL
Author
Nakahama, Masanori ; Nakata, Norihiko ; Sano, Hayato ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution
Photonics Integration Syst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
fYear
2011
fDate
9-13 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
913
Lastpage
914
Abstract
We present the giant wavelength-temperature dependence and the electro-thermal tuning of a MEMS VCSEL with a thermally actuated SiO2/semiconductor cantilever. A tuning range of 4.7 nm is obtained with heating power of 29 mW.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; cantilevers; gallium arsenide; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; micro-optomechanical devices; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; thermo-optical effects; MEMS VCSEL; SiO2-AlGaAs-AlGaAs-GaAs; cantilever; electrothermal tuning; giant wavelength-temperature dependence; power 29 mW; wavelength 4.7 nm; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Heating; Micromechanical devices; Temperature dependence; Tuning; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8940-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110856
Filename
6110856
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