Title :
Beam Switching and Steering in VCSEL-Based Photonic Crystal Coupled Heterostructures
Author :
Lundeberg, Lars D A ; Kapon, Eli
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. Federate de Lausanne (EPFL, Lausanne
Abstract :
We demonstrate electrically controlled beam switching and steering in separate-contact photonic crystal heterostructures implemented with arrays of VCSELs. Switching from mutually incoherent to coherent operation is accompanied by wavelength tuning of the array elements.
Keywords :
beam steering; photonic crystals; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL-based photonic crystal coupled heterostructures; array elements; beam steering; beam switching; wavelength tuning; Laser tuning; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical control; Optical coupling; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor laser arrays; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453108
