Title :
Continuous wavelength tuning of 850-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser in fiber Fabry-Perot cavity
Author :
Hsu, K. ; Miller, C.M. ; Choquette, K.D.
Author_Institution :
Micron Opt. Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We explore the possibility of wavelength tuning by incorporating VCSELs in fiber Fabry-Perot (FFP) cavities. VCSELs can support robust single longitudinal-mode operation due to wide longitudinal mode spacing of >40,000 GHz, which would allow continuous wavelength tuning without mode hopping by directly changing the cavity length.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; infrared sources; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical fibres; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 850 nm; cavity length; continuous wavelength tuning; fiber Fabry-Perot cavity; laser wavelength tuning; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; wide longitudinal mode spacing; Fabry-Perot; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical surface waves; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676316
