Title :
Microelectromechanical tunable long-wavelength vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Cole, Garrett D. ; Chen, Qi ; Bjorlin, E. Staffan ; Kimura, Toshio ; Wu, Shaomin ; Wang, Chad S. ; Bowers, John E. ; MacDonald, Noel C.
Author_Institution :
Mater. Dept., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fDate :
31 May-4 June 2004
Abstract :
We present the first demonstration of a microelectromechanical tunable vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier. Electrostatic deflection of the membrane DBR structure has resulted in tunable amplification over an 11-nm wavelength range (1580-1569 nm), with a peak device gain of 17 dB.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflectors; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; micro-optics; micromechanical devices; optical fabrication; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1580 to 1569 nm; 17 dB; electrostatic deflection; long-wavelength vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers; membrane DBR structure; microelectromechanical tuning; tunable amplification; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Electrostatics; Laser tuning; Micromechanical devices; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical tuning; Optical variables control; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2004. 16th IPRM. 2004 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8595-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2004.1442824
