VCSELs as highly sensitive stand-alone distance sensors

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  • A. Günther
  • D Korat
  • K Kapadia
  • B. Roth
  • W. Kowalsky
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksVertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXVI
Herausgeber/-innenChun Lei, Kent D. Choquette, Luke A. Graham
Herausgeber (Verlag)SPIE
ISBN (elektronisch)9781510649118
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2022
VeranstaltungVertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXVI 2022 - Virtual, Online
Dauer: 20 Feb. 202224 Feb. 2022

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NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Band12020
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (elektronisch)1996-756X

Abstract

We report on a novel sensor concept based on a coupled resonator configuration and the employment of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) sources. The back reflection of a sample surface next to the emission window of the laser source affects the internal resonator conditions of the VCSEL resulting in a change of the emitted wavelength and operating current, respectively, if the operating voltage is kept constant. The behavior of the VCSEL in this scenario was investigated for both the near and the far field which offers the potential for different types of measurement applications. First experimental results show a measurable and reproducible change of the operating current when moving the sample by as little as a few nm in vertical direction. This behavior was also verified with a simulation based on ANSYS Lumerical by creating distributed Bragg reflection (DBR) stacks with different layers and quantifying the influence of the movable third resonator surface on the emission wavelength. In the next steps, the new sensor system will be integrated into an inline production chain for additive optics manufacturing to supervise the manufacturing accuracy and realize a feedback loop for the correction of process imperfections.

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VCSELs as highly sensitive stand-alone distance sensors. / Günther, A.; Korat, D; Kapadia, K et al.
Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXVI. Hrsg. / Chun Lei; Kent D. Choquette; Luke A. Graham. SPIE, 2022. 120200H (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Band 12020).

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandAufsatz in KonferenzbandForschungPeer-Review

Günther, A, Korat, D, Kapadia, K, Roth, B & Kowalsky, W 2022, VCSELs as highly sensitive stand-alone distance sensors. in C Lei, KD Choquette & LA Graham (Hrsg.), Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXVI., 120200H, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bd. 12020, SPIE, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXVI 2022, Virtual, Online, 20 Feb. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2611352
Günther, A., Korat, D., Kapadia, K., Roth, B., & Kowalsky, W. (2022). VCSELs as highly sensitive stand-alone distance sensors. In C. Lei, K. D. Choquette, & L. A. Graham (Hrsg.), Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXVI Artikel 120200H (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Band 12020). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2611352
Günther A, Korat D, Kapadia K, Roth B, Kowalsky W. VCSELs as highly sensitive stand-alone distance sensors. in Lei C, Choquette KD, Graham LA, Hrsg., Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXVI. SPIE. 2022. 120200H. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2611352
Günther, A. ; Korat, D ; Kapadia, K et al. / VCSELs as highly sensitive stand-alone distance sensors. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXVI. Hrsg. / Chun Lei ; Kent D. Choquette ; Luke A. Graham. SPIE, 2022. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).
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