In-Plane Coupling of Light From InP-Based Photonic Crystal Band-Edge Lasers Into Single-Mode Waveguides

Author

Hattori, Haroldo Takashi ; McKerracher, Ian ; Tan, Hark Hoe ; Jagadish, Chennupati ; De La Rue, Richard Michael

Author_Institution

Electron. Mater. Eng. Dept., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT

Volume

43

Issue

4

fYear

2007

fDate

4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

279

Lastpage

286

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the coupling of light from photonic-crystal band-edge lasers into single-mode waveguides. Both active and passive devices lie in the same plane and coupling of light is achieved by using parabolic and nanotapers in InP based epitaxial structures. Two- and three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain methods are employed to analyze these devices. Coupling efficiencies higher than 80% can be obtained with parabolic couplers. We also present laser configurations that can reduce multiwavelength coupling of light into single-mode waveguides, using structures that are similar to coupled cavity Fabry-Peacuterot lasers

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; finite difference time-domain analysis; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical couplers; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; InP; InP epitaxial structures; InP-based lasers; active devices; band-edge lasers; finite-difference time-domain methods; inplane light coupling; multiwavelength coupling; nanotapers; parabolic couplers; parabolic tapers; passive devices; photonic crystal lasers; single-mode waveguides; Distributed feedback devices; Laser modes; Optical coupling; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers; Integrated optics; photonic crystal (PhC) devices; semiconductor lasers and couplers; waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JQE.2006.890402

Filename

4099480