NEMO tunable VCSEL using ultra compact high contrast grating for high speed tuning

1 September 2008

conference paper
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

p. 161-162
https://doi.org/10.1109/islc.2008.4636059

Abstract

We report a nano-electromechanical optoelectronic (NEMO) tunable VCSEL with a record compact (140 nm times3 mum times3 mum) TE-polarized high contrast grating (HCG). A record high tuning speed of ~60 ns is experimentally demonstrated with single mode operation (SMSR ~ 40 dB).

Keywords

VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS
TUNING
MIRRORS
RESONANT FREQUENCY
DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS
VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT
LASER TUNING

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:

A nanoelectromechanical tunable laser
Nature Photonics, 2008
A surface-emitting laser incorporating a high-index-contrast subwavelength grating
Nature Photonics, 2007

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