Title :
Impact of high contrast grating size in tunable VCSELs
Author :
Chase, Christopher ; Zhou, Ye ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We show the effects of shrinking the high contrast grating size on a wavelength-tunable VCSEL experimentally and theoretically. With a grating having only 4 periods, we demonstrate the fastest tunable VCSEL with speed >25 MHz.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; surface emitting lasers; high-contrast grating size; high-speed tuning; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; wavelength-tunable VCSEL; Apertures; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gas lasers; Gratings; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical tuning; Reflectivity; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (050.2770) Gratings; (140.3600) Tunable Laser; (250.7250) Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
