Title :
An optically pumped silicon evanescent laser operating continuous wave at 60/spl deg/C
Author :
Park, Hyundai ; Fang, Alexander W. ; Bowers, John E. ; Jones, Richard ; Paniccia, Mario J. ; Cohen, Oded
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ. Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a silicon evanescent laser operating CW up to 60degC. The laser operates at 1568 nm with a maximum fiber-coupled output power of 4.5 mW. Devices are fabricated with silicon waveguides bonded to AlGaInAs quantum wells
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical pumping; quantum well lasers; silicon; waveguide lasers; 1568 nm; 4.5 mW; 60 degC; AlGaInAs; AlGaInAs quantum wells; Si; continuous wave laser; fiber-coupled output power; optical pumping; silicon evanescent laser; silicon waveguides; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Quantum well lasers; Silicon; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215481
