CONTINUOUSLY TUNABLE MICROMACHINED VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER WITH 18NM WAVELENGTH RANGE

Authors
LARSON MC MASSENGALE AR HARRIS JS
Citation
Mc. Larson et al., CONTINUOUSLY TUNABLE MICROMACHINED VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER WITH 18NM WAVELENGTH RANGE, Electronics Letters, 32(4), 1996, pp. 330-332
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
330 - 332
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1996)32:4<330:CTMVSL>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A record wide continuous wavelength tuning range of 17.9nm is demonstr ated in a vertical cavity surface emitting laser using a monolithic mi cromachined deformable membrane top minor and operating singlemode nea r 975nm. A 6.5mA threshold current and 26dB mode suppression ratio are achieved, and tuning voltages for the micro-electromechanically movab le mirror are below 20.5V.