Title :
Giant wavelength-temperature dependence and electro-thermal tuning of MEMS VCSEL
Author :
Nakahama, Masanori ; Nakata, Norihiko ; Sano, Hayato ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Photonics Integration Syst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We present the giant wavelength-temperature dependence and the electro-thermal tuning of a MEMS VCSEL with a thermally actuated SiO2/semiconductor cantilever. A tuning range of 4.7 nm is obtained with heating power of 29 mW.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; cantilevers; gallium arsenide; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; micro-optomechanical devices; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; thermo-optical effects; MEMS VCSEL; SiO2-AlGaAs-AlGaAs-GaAs; cantilever; electrothermal tuning; giant wavelength-temperature dependence; power 29 mW; wavelength 4.7 nm; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Heating; Micromechanical devices; Temperature dependence; Tuning; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110856