Title :
Broadly-tunable, narrow-linewidth resonant cavity light emitter
Author :
Larson, M.C. ; Harris, J.S., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Solid State Electron. Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated broad range continuous wavelength tuning as wide as 31 nm in a resonant cavity light emitter using a Au/SiN/sub x/H/sub y/ deformable-membrane top mirror. Further linewidth reduction was achieved by employing a higher-reflectivity DBR membrane.
Keywords :
light emitting diodes; optical resonators; semiconductor quantum wells; spectral line breadth; tuning; Au/SiN/sub x/H/sub y/ deformable-membrane mirror; DBR membrane mirror; linewidth; quantum wells; resonant cavity light emitter; wavelength tuning; Biomembranes; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laser tuning; Light emitting diodes; Luminescence; Mirrors; Optical refraction; Resonance; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Device Research Conference, 1995. Digest. 1995 53rd Annual
Conference_Location :
Charlottesville, VA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2788-8
DOI :
10.1109/DRC.1995.496299
