Long wavelength MEMS tunable VCSEL with InP-InAlGaAs bottom DBR

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1186-1188

  Boucart, Julien ^a   Pathak, Rajiv ^a   Zhang, Dongxu ^a   Beaudoin, Mario ^a,b   Kner, Peter ^a   Sun, Decai ^a,c   Stone, Robert J ^a,d   Nabiev, Rashit F ^a   Yuen, Wupen ^a  

^a Bandwidth9 Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Philips Lumileds Lighting Company   (United States)

^d INFINERA CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser tuning; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Tunnel diodes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT RESISTANCE; LASER TUNING; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; TUNNEL DIODES;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR; INDIUM ALUMINUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0141674919     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.816673     Document Type: Article

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