Comparison of possible implementations of nonmechanical optical beam steering using phased arrays of vertical cavity lasers and amplifiers

C Xing; O L M Mankondo; E A Avrutin

doi:10.1002/mop.21471

Comparison of possible implementations of nonmechanical optical beam steering using phased arrays of vertical cavity lasers and amplifiers

C Xing, O L M Mankondo, E A Avrutin

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Abstract

We theoretically study the far-field pattern of vertical-cavity semiconductor laser (VCSEL) arrays and vertical cavity amplifier/modulator arrays. A comparison is made between the laser and amplifier array for the purpose of nonmechanical optical beam steering. The amplifier/modulator array shows superior potential over the laser arrays. The realisation of practical devices depends on the fabrication technology. (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	772-775
Number of pages	4
Journal	Microwave and optical technology letters
Volume	48
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.21471
Publication status	Published - Apr 2006

Keywords

beam steering
VCSEL array
vertical cavity amplifier
array
far-field pattern

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