Title :
Micro-mechanically tunable long wavelength VCSEL with buried tunnel junction
Author :
Maute, M. ; Riemenschneider, F. ; Böhm, G. ; Halbritter, H. ; Ortsiefer, M. ; Shau, R. ; Meissner, P. ; Amann, M.-C.
Author_Institution :
Walter Schottky Inst., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Garching, Germany
fDate :
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel two-chip concept for an electrically pumped and micro-electro-mechanically tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, with an emission wavelength in the 1.5 μm range, is presented. Continuous tuning over 30 nm in singlemode operation has been shown.
Keywords :
laser tuning; micromechanical devices; resonant tunnelling; surface emitting lasers; 1.5 micron; 30 nm; buried tunnel junction; continuous tuning; electrical pumping; emission wavelength; microelectromechanical tuning; vertical cavity surface emitting laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040297
