Title :
3D integrated silicon photonic external cavity laser (SPECL)
Author :
Contu, Pietro ; Stagarescu, Cristian ; Behfar, Alex ; Klamkin, Jonathan
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
A 3D integrated silicon photonic external cavity laser (SPECL) is presented. The laser comprises an indium phosphide reflective semiconductor optical amplifier with integrated turning mirror coupled to a silicon photonic chip through a grating coupler.
Keywords :
III-VI semiconductors; diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; optical couplers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; silicon; 3D integrated silicon photonic external cavity laser; SPECL; Si; grating coupler; integrated turning mirror; reflective semiconductor optical amplifier; silicon photonic chip; Couplers; Couplings; Gratings; Mirrors; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995384
