AM and RIN of a tunable optically pumped 1.6-μm VCSEL

This letter presents for the first time the dynamic characteristics of a tunable optically pumped 1.6-μm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) based on micromechanic wavelength tuning. The study includes analysis of the small-signal amplitude modulation response, the relative intensity nois...

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Published in:IEEE photonics technology letters 2004-03, Vol.16 (3), p.723-725
Main Authors: Halbritter, H., Riemenschneider, F., Jacquet, J., Provost, J.-G., Sagnes, I., Meissner, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Laser excitation
Laser noise
Laser tuning
Lasers
Micromechanics
Noise
Optical modulation
Optical noise
Optical pumping
Pump lasers
Pumps
Semiconductor lasers
Semiconductors
Tunable circuits and devices
Tuning
Vertical cavity surface emission lasers
Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
Wavelengths
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Summary:This letter presents for the first time the dynamic characteristics of a tunable optically pumped 1.6-μm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) based on micromechanic wavelength tuning. The study includes analysis of the small-signal amplitude modulation response, the relative intensity noise, and the influence of different pump lasers on the VCSEL noise. From the measurements, characteristic semiconductor parameters have been derived and are presented.
ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2004.823707