Title :
Demonstration of a novel single-mode hybrid silicon microlaser
Author :
De Koninck, Y. ; Raineri, F. ; Bazin, A. ; Raj, R. ; Roelkens, G. ; Baets, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
We present the first experimental demonstration of a novel class of hybrid III-V on silicon microlasers. This new type of laser revolves around the concept of resonant mirrors: two silicon cavities, directly coupled to the III-V laser mesa, provide high, narrow band reflection over a short distance. This results in a device that measures only 55 μm by 2μm and shows single-mode laser emission with a SMSR of 39 dB.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; mirrors; semiconductor lasers; silicon; Si; size 2 mum; size 55 mum; Cavity resonators; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Silicon; Waveguide lasers; Silicon photonics; heterogeneous integration; hybrid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6359320
