Title :
Feasibility analysis of laser action in erbium-doped silicon waveguides
Author :
Coffa, Salvatore ; Libertino, Sebania ; Coppola, Giuseppe ; Cutolo, Antonello
Author_Institution :
IMETEM, CNR, Catania, Italy
Abstract :
The authors analyze the feasibility of laser action in erbium-doped silicon devices. The recent experimental results on spontaneous light emission at 1.54 /spl mu/m from erbium doped silicon diodes and theoretical calculation on Bragg grating technology are used to evaluate the best scenario performances. The effects of processes-induced errors on the threshold conditions are taken into account. They show that laser action in the Er:Si system is feasible.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; erbium; laser transitions; solid lasers; spontaneous emission; waveguide lasers; 1.54 mum; Bragg grating technology; Si:Er; erbium doped silicon diodes; erbium-doped silicon devices; erbium-doped silicon waveguides; feasibility analysis; laser action; processes-induced errors; spontaneous light emission; threshold conditions; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Erbium; Integrated optics; Laser theory; Optical feedback; Optical films; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
