Title :
Dynamic characterization of MEMS-tunable vertical-cavity SOAs
Author :
Cole, Garrett D. ; Bowers, John E. ; Turner, Kimberly L. ; MacDonald, Noel C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
We analyze the dynamics of tunable-VCSOAs. At 6 mT the devices exhibit a Q of ~500 and an f0 of 168.32 kHz. At atmosphere Q is reduced to 1.2 resulting in <10 mus switching times
Keywords :
Q-factor; dynamic response; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; micro-optics; micromechanical devices; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 168.32 kHz; 6 mT; MEMS-tunable vertical-cavity SOA dynamics; dynamic characterization; mechanical quality factor; resonant frequency; switching times; Actuators; Atmosphere; Bandwidth; Biomembranes; Gallium arsenide; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Their Applications Conference, 2005. IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oulu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9278-7
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2005.1540096
