Micromachined tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

被引:3
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作者
Larson, MC [1 ]
Sugihwo, F [1 ]
Massengale, AR [1 ]
Harris, JS [1 ]
机构
[1] STANFORD UNIV,SOLID STATE ELECT LAB,STANFORD,CA 94305
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10.1109/IEDM.1996.553613
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We report a record continuous wavelength tuning range without mode hopping of up to 2.0 % in a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) utilizing at monolithically-fabricated electrostatically-movable micromirror. A device with a 30 mu m square top minor and 4 mu m diameter active region exhibits a continuous wavelength range of 19.1 nm near 960 nm for 0-18V tuning bias, a threshold current less than 0.4 mA, and a quantum efficiency of 6.5%. Microsecond wavelength switching is also observed.
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页数:4
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