• DocumentCode
    59608
  • Title

    Reflective displacement sensors with monolithically integrated VCSELs and RCEPDs

  • Author

    Song, Y.M. ; Ju, G.W. ; Choi, H.J. ; Lee, Y.W. ; Na, B.H. ; Lee, Y.T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Pusan Nat. Univ., Busan, South Korea
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    5 14 2015
  • Firstpage
    782
  • Lastpage
    783
  • Abstract
    Micro-scale, reflective-type optical displacement sensors have been developed by monolithic integration of vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and resonant cavity-enhanced photodetectors (RCEPDs). This compact sensor (700 × 700 μm) consists of an oxide-confined VCSEL that is surrounded by an RCEPD and can measure the linear distance with a measurement range of ~10 mm, which is comparable to that of conventional displacement sensors. Fabrication details and sensor performances are discussed.
  • Keywords
    displacement measurement; distance measurement; laser cavity resonators; optical sensors; photodetectors; surface emitting lasers; RCEPD; compact sensor; linear distance measurement; microscale reflective-type optical displacement sensors; monolithically integrated VCSEL; resonant cavity-enhanced photodetectors; vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2015.0299
  • Filename
    7105459