Widely-tunable micro-mechanical vertical cavity lasers and detectors

Author

Chang-Hasnain, C.J. ; Vail, E.C. ; Wu, M.S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

5-9 Aug. 1996

Firstpage

43

Lastpage

44

Abstract

Recent progress on micromechanically tuned vertical cavity lasers surface emitting lasers (VCSEL) and resonant cavity detectors is reviewed. Results of large continuous tuning range, low threshold and high power VCSEL and novel self-tracking tunable detectors are discussed.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; micromechanical devices; photodetectors; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; high power VCSEL; large continuous tuning range; low threshold; micromechanically tuned vertical cavity lasers surface emitting lasers; resonant cavity detectors; self-tracking tunable detectors; Detectors; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Resonance; Surface emitting lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Voltage; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Applications of Lasers in Materials Processing/Broadband Optical Networks/Smart Pixels/Optical MEMs and Their Applications. IEEE/LEOS 1996 Summer Topical Meetings:

Conference_Location

Keystone, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3175-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1996.540787

Filename

540787