The optical phase characteristics of an indium phosphide (InP) vertically coupled microdisk were experimentally demonstrated. Overcoming the material losses by injecting current into the active quantum well microdisk layer has allowed us to observe the phase behavior in all three coupling regimes. The ability to tune the resonant wavelength of this device makes it suitable for use as a phase modulator or tunable optical delay element.
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