Title :
Recent progress on high-speed and tunable VCSELs in the 1.3 to 2.6µm wavelength range
Author :
Amann, Markus C.
Author_Institution :
Walter Schottky Inst., Tech. Univ. Munich, Garching, Germany
Abstract :
Recent developments on InP- and GaSb-based high-speed and tunable singlemode VCSELs in the 1.3-2.6 μm wavelength range are presented. The relevant laser parameters are discussed and several applications in communications and trace-gas-sensing are illustrated.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; indium compounds; surface emitting lasers; GaSb; InP; VCSEL; communications; trace-gas-sensing; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; wavelength 1.3 mum to 2.6 mum; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; High speed optical techniques; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
