Microdisc lasers coupled to silicon waveguides as versatile on-chip optical components for light generation, conversion and detection

Author

Hofrichter, Jens ; Horst, Folkert ; Offrein, Bert Jan ; Raz, Oded ; de Vries, T. ; Dorren, H.J.S. ; Mechet, Pauline ; Morthier, Geert

Author_Institution

IBM Res. - Zurich, Rüschlikon, Switzerland

fYear

2011

fDate

27-28 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Microdisc lasers (MDLs) are an attractive option for on-chip laser sources, all-optical wavelength converters and resonant photo detectors. We present measurement data of static and dynamic operation for these three applications. Ways to improve the device performance are discussed.

Keywords

integrated optics; light sources; microdisc lasers; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; photodetectors; silicon-on-insulator; Si; device performance; dynamic operation; light conversion; light detection; light generation; microdisc lasers; on-chip laser sources; optical wavelength converters; resonant photodetectors; silicon waveguides; static operation; Detectors; Measurement by laser beam; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Performance evaluation; System-on-a-chip; Waveguide lasers; Microdisc lasers; on-chip laser sources; optical flip-flop; optical memory; photo detectors; resonant photo diodes; silicon photonics; wavelength converters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Semiconductor Conference Dresden (SCD), 2011

Conference_Location

Dresden

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0431-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SCD.2011.6068743

Filename

6068743