Title :
A nanophotonic InP/InGaAlAs optical amplifier integrated on a SOI waveguide circuit
Author :
Tassaert, M. ; Keyvaninia, S. ; Van Thourhout, D. ; Green, W.M.J. ; Vlasov, Y. ; Roelkens, G.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
We demonstrate over 8dB gain in pulsed regime in an InP/InGaAlAs membrane waveguide heterogeneously integrated on a Silicon-On-Insulator waveguide circuit and optically pumped through the silicon waveguide layer, using a peak pump power of only 4.5 mW. This is an important step towards a CMOS-compatible optical amplifier for intra-chip optical interconnects.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; amplifiers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical pumping; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; CMOS-compatible optical amplifier; InP-InGaAlAs; SOI waveguide circuit; Si; integrated optical amplifier; intrachip optical interconnects; membrane waveguide; nanophotonics; optical pumping; power 4.5 W; pump power; silicon-on-insulator waveguide circuit; Laser beams; Optical device fabrication; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Probes; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Information Photonics (IP), 2011 ICO International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-315-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICO-IP.2011.5953699
