Title :
Long-wavelength MEMS tunable VCSEL with high sidemode suppression
Author :
Kögel, B. ; Maute, M. ; Halbritter, H. ; Riemenschneider, F. ; Böhm, G. ; Amann, M.-C. ; Meissner, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Technische Univ. Darmstadt
Abstract :
Singlemode emission exceeding 1 mW over 28 nm tuning range of an electrically pumped long-wavelength VCSEL is achieved. A tunable curved MEMS Bragg mirror enables high output power operation with sidemode suppression of more than 40 dB
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser tuning; micromechanical devices; micromirrors; optical pumping; surface emitting lasers; 28 nm; electrically pumped long-wavelength VCSEL; laser output power operation; long-wavelength MEMS tunable VCSEL; sidemode suppression; singlemode emission; tunable curved MEMS Bragg mirror; Air gaps; Biomembranes; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laser tuning; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical surface waves; Power generation; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Their Applications Conference, 2005. IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oulu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9278-7
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2005.1540094
