• DocumentCode
    2014646
  • Title

    2-D thermal imaging of the optical power distribution in photonic integrated circuits

  • Author

    Lüerßen, Dietrich ; Ram, Rajeev J. ; Hudgings, Janice A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Mount Holyoke Coll., South Hadley, MA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2004
  • Firstpage
    163
  • Abstract
    We present a surface imaging method that allows monitoring of the optical power distribution inside photonic integrated circuits. We demonstrate this technique on a semiconductor optical amplifier and compare results with direct optical measurements.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser variables measurement; nondestructive testing; semiconductor optical amplifiers; thermoreflectance; 2D thermal imaging; monolithic integration; optical power distribution; photonic integrated circuits; semiconductor optical amplifier; surface imaging method; thermoreflectance imaging; Heat sinks; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical imaging; Optical modulation; Photonic integrated circuits; Power distribution; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8557-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363161
  • Filename
    1363161