Title :
Intra-cavity MEMS lasers
Author :
Lubeigt, W. ; Gomes, J. ; Brown, G. ; Uttamchandani, Deepak ; Burns, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics, Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
This paper will give further results obtained from introducing electrothermal and electrostatic MEMS within laser cavities with particular attention given to the thermal effects of the micromirror, and new modulation/control prospects. The exploitation of the MEMS devices in solid-state lasers operating at 1.5mum will also be described.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; micromechanical devices; micromirrors; solid lasers; MEMS devices; electrostatic MEMS; electrothermal MEMS; intra-cavity MEMS lasers; laser cavities; micromirror; modulation/control prospects; solid-state lasers; thermal effects; wavelength 1.5 mum; Electrothermal effects; High speed optical techniques; Laser noise; Micromechanical devices; Micromirrors; Mirrors; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5194724