Title : 
Widely tunable, polarization stable BCB MEMS VCSELs with SWG integration based on InP at 1.55 μm
         
        
            Author : 
Gruendl, T. ; Zogal, K. ; Debernardi, P. ; Grasse, C. ; Geiger, K. ; Boehm, G. ; Meyer, R. ; Amann, M.-C. ; Meissner, P. ; Kueppers, F.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Walter Schottky Inst., Tech. Univ. Muenchen, Garching, Germany
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Polarization stable MEMS VCSEL devices based on InP with SWG are presented. They show tuning ranges of 23nm, 1mW optical output power, Ith of 3mA and a polarization suppression ratio around 20dB.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Bragg gratings; III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser tuning; light polarisation; micro-optomechanical devices; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; InP; SWG integration; current 3 mA; optical output power; polarization suppression ratio; power 1 mW; subwavelength-grating; tunable polarization stable BCB MEMS VCSEL device; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; wavelength 1.55 mum; Fiber lasers; Gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Measurement by laser beam; Micromechanical devices; Tuning; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2012 23rd IEEE International
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Diego, CA
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4577-0828-2
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ISLC.2012.6348325