Title :
AM and RIN of a tunable optically pumped 1.6-μm VCSEL
Author :
Halbritter, H. ; Riemenschneider, F. ; Jacquet, J. ; Provost, J.-G. ; Sagnes, I. ; Meissner, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztechnik, Tech. Univ. Darmstadt, Germany
fDate :
3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This letter presents for the first time the dynamic characteristics of a tunable optically pumped 1.6-μm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) based on micromechanic wavelength tuning. The study includes analysis of the small-signal amplitude modulation response, the relative intensity noise, and the influence of different pump lasers on the VCSEL noise. From the measurements, characteristic semiconductor parameters have been derived and are presented.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser noise; laser tuning; micro-optics; micromechanical devices; optical modulation; optical pumping; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1.6 mum; AM; RIN; VCSEL noise; analog modulation; characteristic semiconductor parameters; microelectromechanical systems; micromechanical wavelength tuning; micromechanics; optically pumped VCSEL; pump lasers; relative intensity noise; small-signal amplitude modulation response; tunable VCSEL; vertical cavity surface-emitting laser; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Laser tuning; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.823707
