✦ LIBER ✦
Comparison of possible implementations of nonmechanical optical beam steering using phased arrays of vertical cavity lasers and amplifiers
✍ Scribed by Cheng Xing; O.L.M. Mankondo; E.A. Avrutin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-2477
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✦ Synopsis
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. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 772–775, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21471