Title :
NEMO tunable VCSEL using ultra compact high contrast grating for high speed tuning
Author :
Chase, Christopher ; Zhou, Ye ; Huang, Michael C Y ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
We report a nano-electromechanical optoelectronic (NEMO) tunable VCSEL with a record compact (140 nm times3 mum times3 mum) TE-polarized high contrast grating (HCG). A record high tuning speed of ~60 ns is experimentally demonstrated with single mode operation (SMSR ~ 40 dB).
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; micro-optomechanical devices; optical tuning; surface emitting lasers; nanoelectromechanical optoelectronic tunable VCSEL; single mode operation; tuning speed; ultracompact high contrast grating; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Laser tuning; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical tuning; Resonant frequency; Tellurium; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1782-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1783-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636059
