Title :
An electrically pumped Ge-on-Si laser
Author :
Michel, J. ; Camacho-Aguilera, R.E. ; Yan Cai ; Patel, Naresh ; Bessette, J.T. ; Romagnoli, M. ; Dutt, B. ; Kimerling, L.C.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present the first CMOS compatible, electrically pumped Fabry-Perot Ge laser with larger than 1mW output power and a gain spectrum width of nearly 200nm in the range from 1520nm to 1700nm.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; semiconductor lasers; CMOS compatible laser; Ge-Si; electrically pumped Fabry-Perot laser; electrically pumped laser; power 1 mW; wavelength 1520 nm to 1700 nm; Doping; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Silicon; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3