Long-wavelength VCSELs for sensing applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8276, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ortsiefer, M ^a   Rosskopf, J ^a   Neumeyr, C ^a   Grundl T ^b   Grasse, C ^b   Chen, J ^b,c,e   Hangauer, A ^b,c   Strzoda, R ^c   Gierl, C ^d   Meissner, P ^d   Kuppers F ^d   Amann, M C ^b  

^a VERTILAS GMBH   (Germany)

^b WALTER SCHOTTKY INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^d DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

absorption spectroscopy; fiber bragg grating; GaSb; InP; optical sensing; semiconductor laser; tunnel junction; VCSEL; vertical cavity surface emitting laser

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG; GASB; INP; OPTICAL SENSING; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; INFRARED DEVICES; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SENSORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; WAVELENGTH;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 84863127993     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.909876     Document Type: Conference Paper

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