8×6 wavelength-tunable vertical cavity surface-emitting arrays

Author

Fan, Li ; Wu, Ming C. ; Lee, H.C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1994

Firstpage

263

Abstract

Vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSELs) have large mode spacing due to the very short cavity and are particularly suitable for continuous wavelength tuning. In addition, the low threshold currents, low beam divergence angles, and their ability to form two-dimensional arrays make them attractive for free-space optical interconnect applications. In this paper, we demonstrate a continuously tunable, individually addressable 8×6 VCSEL array using integrated heaters. VCSELs with a mesa size of 12 μm×12 μm exhibit a threshold current of 4.2 mA, output power of 1.2 mW (cw, room temperature), and continuous tuning range of 10 nm are obtained

Keywords

surface emitting lasers; 1.2 mW; 12 micron; 4.2 mA; CW output power; VCSELs; beam divergence; continuous wavelength tuning; integrated heaters; threshold current; two-dimensional arrays; vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical arrays; Optical surface waves; Optical tuning; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Threshold current; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1470-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1994.586994

Filename

586994