A review of different types of photonic MEMS tunable lasers

A. Q. Liu; H. Cai; Xuming Zhang; J. Tamil

doi:10.1117/12.768729

A review of different types of photonic MEMS tunable lasers

A. Q. Liu, H. Cai, Xuming Zhang, J. Tamil

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Abstract

In this paper, four different types of miniaturized Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) based tunable lasers, from photonic MEMS laser designs to fabrication techniques, are introduced. These tunable lasers are MEMS external cavity laser, injection-locked laser, coupled-cavity laser, and dual-wavelength laser. The properties, functionalities and performances of the MEMS-based tunable lasers are individually discussed based on their experimental results. The potential applications in fiber optical communications are also identified. These tunable lasers, which are more innovative in terms of design, specifications and configurations compared to traditional lasers, also provide significant improvements in their functionalities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MEMS/MOEMS Technologies and Applications III
Volume	6836
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.768729
Publication status	Published - 26 Jun 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	MEMS/MOEMS Technologies and Applications III - Beijing, China Duration: 12 Nov 2007 → 14 Nov 2007

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Conference	MEMS/MOEMS Technologies and Applications III
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	12/11/07 → 14/11/07

Keywords

Coupled-cavity laser
Dual-wavelength laser
External-cavity laser
Injection-locked laser
Microelectromechanical systems
Tunable laser

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics

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