Title :
Erbium-doped laser with multi-segmented silicon nitride structure
Author :
Purnawirman ; Hosseini, Ehsan S. ; Baldycheva, A. ; Sun, Jian ; Bradley, J.D.B. ; Adam, T.N. ; Leake, Gerald ; Coolbaugh, D. ; Watts, Michael R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We report on DFB and DBR lasers formed from a wavelength insensitive multi-segmented silicon nitride waveguide. Using a five-segment waveguide, we obtain lasing in erbium-doped DBR (-3.6 dBm) and DFB (-7.3 dBm) cavities.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; distributed feedback lasers; erbium; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; DBR lasers; DFB lasers; SiNx; erbium-doped DBR cavities; erbium-doped laser; five-segment waveguide; multisegmented silicon nitride structure; wavelength insensitive multisegmented silicon nitride waveguide; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Distributed feedback devices; Laser excitation; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Silicon nitride; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W4E.5
