Title :
Nanoscale High-Contrast Subwavelength Grating Integrated Tunable Surface Emitting Laser
Author :
Huang, Michael C Y ; Zhou, Ye ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
We report a novel electrostatic actuated nano-electromechanical (NEMS) tunable surface emitting lasers utilizing a movable single layer large-index-contrast subwavelength grating. Single mode emission and continuous tuning were obtained at room temperature under CW operation
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; nanotechnology; surface emitting lasers; 293 to 298 K; CW operation; NEMS; continuous tuning; electrostatic actuated nanoelectromechanical system; integrated tunable surface emitting laser; single mode emission; subwavelength grating; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Electrostatics; Gratings; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Surface emitting lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Their Applications Conference, 2006. IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9562-X
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2006.1708241
