Title :
Electrically steerable lasers using wide aperture VCSELs
Author :
Cohen, M.L. ; Fu, L. ; Jagadish, C. ; Erman, A. A A ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Mater. Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We investigate the potential of wide area VCSELs in implementing a current controlled steerable laser. The VCSEL was grown by MOCVD in a vertical, rotating disk reactor (Emcore GS3200) with conventional sources at 750 C
Keywords :
MOCVD; optical fabrication; oxidation; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 750 C; Emcore GS3200; MOCVD; current controlled steerable laser; electrically steerable lasers; vertical rotating disk reactor; wide aperture VCSELs; wide area VCSELs; Apertures; Costs; Laser theory; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Smart pixels; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Switches; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5947-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2000.894100
