Title :
Sagnac loop mirror based laser cavity for silicon-on-insulator
Author :
Yi Zhang ; Shuyu Yang ; Lim, Andy Eu-Jin ; Guo-Qiang Lo ; Baehr-Jones, Tom ; Hochberg, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
We propose to build laser cavities on submicron silicon photonics platforms using Sagnac loop mirrors, which is easy to fabricate, has accurately controlled reflectivity, and negligible excess loss. A proof-of-concept device is demonstrated.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; optical losses; reflectivity; semiconductor lasers; silicon-on-insulator; Sagnac loop mirrors; laser cavity; optical loss; proof-of-concept device; reflectivity; silicon-on-insulator; submicron silicon photonics platforms; Cavity resonators; Mirrors; Optimized production technology; Sagnac interferometers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon; Waveguide lasers; photonics integrated circuits; semiconductor lasers; silicon waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2467-7
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2014.6886087
