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Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) play a key role in the development of the next generation of optoelectronic technologies, thanks to their unique characteristics, such as low-power consumption, circular beam profile, high modulation speed, and large-scale twodimensional array. Dynamic phase manipulation of VCSELs within a compact system is highly desired for a large variety of applications. In this work, we incorporate the emerging microfluidic technologies into the conventional VCSELs through a monolithic integration approach, enabling dynamic phase control of lasing emissions with low power consumption and low thermal generation. As a proof of concept, a beam steering device is experimentally demonstrated by integrating microfluidic channel on a coherently coupled VCSELs array. Experimental results show that the deflection angles of the laser beam from the chip can be tuned from 0 to 2.41 under the injection of liquids with different refractive index into the microchannel. This work opens an entirely new solution to implement a compact laser system with real-Time wavefront controllability. It holds great potentials in various applications, including optical fiber communications, laser printing, optical sensing, directional displays, ultra-compact light detection and ranging (LiDAR). © 2021 OSA - The Optical Society. All rights reserved.
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Optics Express
Year: 2021
Issue: 2
Volume: 29
Page: 1481-1491
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JCR@2022
ESI Discipline: PHYSICS;
ESI HC Threshold:72
JCR Journal Grade:2
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SCOPUS Cited Count: 3
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30 Days PV: 9