Title :
A 4-Hz Fundamental Linewidth on-chip Microlaser
Author :
Yang, Lan ; Lu, Tao ; Carmon, Tal ; Min, Bumki ; Vahala, Kerry J.
Author_Institution :
Caltech, Pasadena
Abstract :
A compact laser source on a silicon chip with Shawlow-Townes linewidth (i.e., fundamental, quantum limited) down to a few Hertz is demonstrated in this work. The fundamental linewidth is observed to decrease with inverse optical power.
Keywords :
semiconductor lasers; silicon; system-on-chip; Shawlow Townes linewidth; frequency 4 Hz; fundamental linewidth; inverse optical power; on chip microlaser; silicon chip; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical buffering; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Spectral analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452623
