Title :
Tunable red vertical cavity surface emitting lasers using flexible micro-electro-mechanical top mirrors
Author :
Lott, J.A. ; Noble, M.J. ; Ochon, E.M. ; Starman, L.A. ; Cowan, W.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
A tunable prototype red light-emitting n-p-n VCSEL with an n-doped micro-electromechanical (MEM) top distributed Bragg reflector is reported. The peak emission wavelength is tunable over a range of about 15 nm from 644 to 659 nm
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser mirrors; laser tuning; microcavity lasers; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; 644 to 659 nm; coupled-cavity approach; flexible microelectromechanical top mirrors; microcavity active region; n-doped MEMS top DBR; red light-emitting n-p-n VCSEL; strained QW; threshold current; tunable VCSEL; tunable peak emission wavelength; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Force sensors; Optical fiber communication; Optical surface waves; Prototypes; Surface emitting lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Voltage; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS, 2000 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kauai, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6257-8
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2000.879636
