DocumentCode
2983745
Title
Efficiency increase of silicon-on-insulator Raman lasers by reduction of free-carrier absorption in tapered waveguides
Author
Krause, Michael ; Renner, Hagen ; Brinkmeyer, Ernst
Author_Institution
Technische Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1548
Abstract
The efficiency of continuous-wave SOI Raman lasers can he increased significantly by using a waveguide with a longitudinally varying (as opposed to a constant) effective area, thus reducing the impact of free-carrier absorption.
Keywords
Raman lasers; silicon-on-insulator; waveguide lasers; Si-SiO2; continuous-wave silicon-on-insulator Raman lasers; free-carrier absorption reduction; tapered waveguides; Absorption; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Silicon on insulator technology; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202188
Filename
1573254
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