Title :
Tunable long-wavelength VCSELs using a moveable mirror membrane
Author :
Meissner, P. ; Kögel, B. ; Riemenschneider, F. ; Halbritter, H. ; Jatta, S. ; Maute, M. ; Amann, M.-C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztechnik, Darmstadt Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
The design and characterization of bulk micro-machined tunable VCSELs operating at 1.5 mum are presented. Tuning ranges of more than 20 nm with side mode suppression larger than 40 dB and output powers larger 2 mW were obtained
Keywords :
laser mirrors; laser tuning; membranes; microcavity lasers; micromachining; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1.5 mum; bulk micromachining; long-wavelength VCSEL; moveable mirror membrane; side mode suppression; tunable VCSEL; Biomembranes; Dielectrics; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gold; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Surface emitting lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548010
