An opto-mechanical coupled-ring reflector driven by optical force for lasing wavelength control

• Main Authors: Ren, M., Cai, He, Chin, Lip Ket, Huang, Jianguo, Gu, Y. D., Radhakrishnan, K., Ser, Wee, Liu, Ai Qun
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Tunable lasers; Optical resonators
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80745; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43436
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this paper, an opto-mechanical coupled-ring reflector driven by optical gradient force is applied in an external-cavity tunable laser. A pair of mutually coupled ring resonators with a free-standing arc serves as a movable reflector. It obtains a 13.3-nm wavelength tuning range based on an opto-m...