Title :
Tunable external cavity laser with a stationary MEMS grating
Author :
Belikov, R. ; Antoine-Snowden, C. ; Solgaard, O.
Author_Institution :
E.L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA
Abstract :
A tunable external cavity laser is demonstrated which uses a deformable MEMS grating as the tuning element. Unlike conventional systems, it has no mechanical motion except for the deformation of the MEMS grating surface
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; micromechanical devices; deformable MEMS grating; tunable external cavity laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
