Title :
Vertical-cavity saturable absorber intensity modulator
Author :
Guina, M. ; Harkonen, A. ; Orsila, L. ; Vainionpaa, A. ; Lyytikainen, J. ; Okhotnikov, O.
Author_Institution :
Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
We demonstrate a vertical-cavity intensity modulator exploiting optical pumping of a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. The device reflection is modulated by means of a control beam generated by a laser integrated within the modulator structure.
Keywords :
integrated optics; intensity modulation; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; mirrors; optical modulation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; device reflection; laser beam generation; optical pumping; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; vertical-cavity intensity modulator; Intensity modulation; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical control; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical reflection; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247503
