DocumentCode
3014051
Title
Beam Switching and Steering in VCSEL-Based Photonic Crystal Coupled Heterostructures
Author
Lundeberg, Lars D A ; Kapon, Eli
Author_Institution
Ecole Polytech. Federate de Lausanne (EPFL, Lausanne
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate electrically controlled beam switching and steering in separate-contact photonic crystal heterostructures implemented with arrays of VCSELs. Switching from mutually incoherent to coherent operation is accompanied by wavelength tuning of the array elements.
Keywords
beam steering; photonic crystals; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL-based photonic crystal coupled heterostructures; array elements; beam steering; beam switching; wavelength tuning; Laser tuning; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical control; Optical coupling; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor laser arrays; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453108
Filename
4453108
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