Title : 
First 102 nm ultra-widely tunable MEMS VCSEL based on InP
         
        
            Author : 
Gruend, Tobias ; Gierl, Christian ; Grasse, Christian ; Zogal, Karolina ; Boehm, Gerhard ; Meyer, Ralf ; Amann, Markus-Christian ; Meissner, Peter
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Walter Schottky Inst., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Garching, Germany
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We present the first tunable MEMS VCSEL at 1.55 μm with 102 nm continuous tuning, SMSRs beyond 40 dB and output powers exceeding 2 nW (fiber coupled) over the whole tuning range.
         
        
            Keywords : 
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; laser tuning; micromechanical devices; surface emitting lasers; InP; continuous tuning; power 2 nW; tuning range; ultra-widely tunable MEMS VCSEL; wavelength 1.55 mum; wavelength 102 nm; Epitaxial growth; Epitaxial layers; Heating; Junctions; Micromechanical devices; Stimulated emission; Tuning; InP; MEMS VCSEL; continuous tuning; electrically-pumped; short cavity; single mode;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Arlington, VA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-8940-4
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110855