Integrated Erbium Lasers in Silicon Photonics
Integrated Erbium Lasers in Silicon Photonics

Author: Purnawirman

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13:

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We present results on the development of integrated erbium-doped aluminum oxide lasers on a silicon photonics platform. A key achievement in this work is a scalable laser design for high output power and ultra-narrow linewidth performance. Using a novel wavelength-insensitive design, a CMOS compatible waveguide structure is proposed to achieve high confinement factor and intensity overlap for both the pump (980 nm) and signal (1550 nm) wavelengths. Laser operation in the C- and L- bands of the erbium gain spectrum is obtained with both a distributed Bragg reflector and a distributed feedback structure. We demonstrate power scaling with output power greater than 75 mW and obtain an ultra-narrow linewidth of 5.3 t 0.3 kHz. We investigate the influence of gain film thickness uniformity in distributed feedback laser performance and show a compensation scheme based on a curved cavity design. We then consider the application in optical communications by demonstrating a multiwavelength cascaded laser to generate wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) light sources. Finally, we propose an integration scheme of laser in full silicon photonics platform by using an erbium trench. The approach is alignment free and allows the erbium-doped film deposition to be the last backend process, providing a pathway to a scalable CMOS compatible laser device.

Integrated Lasers on Silicon
Integrated Lasers on Silicon

Author: Charles Cornet

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2016-07-14

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0081010761

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Integrated Lasers on Silicon provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art use of lasers on silicon for photonic integration. The authors demonstrate the need for efficient laser sources on silicon, motivated by the development of on-board/on-chip optical interconnects and the different integration schemes available. The authors include detailed descriptions of Group IV-based lasers, followed by a presentation of the results obtained through the bonding approach (hybrid III-V lasers). The monolithic integration of III-V semiconductor lasers are explored, concluding with a discussion of the different kinds of cavity geometries benchmarked with respect to their potential integration on silicon in an industrial environment. Features a clear description of the advantages, drawbacks, and challenges of laser integration on silicon Serves as a staple reference in the general field of silicon photonics Focuses on the promising developments of hybrid and monolithic III-V lasers on silicon, previously unreviewed Discusses the different kinds of cavity geometries benchmarked with respect to their potential integration on silicon in an industrial environment

Silicon Photonics
Silicon Photonics

Author: Graham T. Reed

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-05-23

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0470994525

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Silicon photonics is currently a very active and progressive area of research, as silicon optical circuits have emerged as the replacement technology for copper-based circuits in communication and broadband networks. The demand for ever improving communications and computing performance continues, and this in turn means that photonic circuits are finding ever increasing application areas. This text provides an important and timely overview of the ‘hot topics’ in the field, covering the various aspects of the technology that form the research area of silicon photonics. With contributions from some of the world’s leading researchers in silicon photonics, this book collates the latest advances in the technology. Silicon Photonics: the State of the Art opens with a highly informative foreword, and continues to feature: the integrated photonic circuit; silicon photonic waveguides; photonic bandgap waveguides; mechanisms for optical modulation in silicon; silicon based light sources; optical detection technologies for silicon photonics; passive silicon photonic devices; photonic and electronic integration approaches; applications in communications and sensors. Silicon Photonics: the State of the Art covers the essential elements of the entire field that is silicon photonics and is therefore an invaluable text for photonics engineers and professionals working in the fields of optical networks, optical communications, and semiconductor electronics. It is also an informative reference for graduate students studying for PhD in fibre optics, integrated optics, optical networking, microelectronics, or telecommunications.

Silicon Photonics
Silicon Photonics

Author: Lorenzo Pavesi

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2004-03-04

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9783540210221

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This book gives a fascinating picture of the state-of-the-art in silicon photonics and a perspective on what can be expected in the near future. It is composed of a selected number of reviews authored by world leaders in the field and is written from both academic and industrial viewpoints. An in-depth discussion of the route towards fully integrated silicon photonics is presented. This book will be useful not only to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers but also to graduate students who are interested in the fields of microphotonics and optoelectronics.

Silicon-germanium Saturable Absorbers and Erbium-doped Waveguides for Integrated Mode-locked Lasers
Silicon-germanium Saturable Absorbers and Erbium-doped Waveguides for Integrated Mode-locked Lasers

Author: Hyunil Byun

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13:

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In this thesis, Silicon-Germanium (SiGe) Saturable Bragg Reflectors (SBR) and Erbium-doped waveguide chips are fabricated and characterized as crucial components for integration of a mode-locked laser on a Si-chip. The SiGe-SBR is designed to be compatible with Si-based fabrication processes for monolithic integration and to need as little saturation fluence as possible so that it can be used for higher repetition rate lasers application. The SBRs are tested experimentally inside an Erbium glass bulk laser. We also tested Erbium-doped waveguide chips fabricated by Inplane Photonics Inc. to verify that it has enough gain to function as a gain medium of an on-chip laser. These components will be important as intermediate steps before finally integrating mode-locked laser.

Silicon Photonics
Silicon Photonics

Author: Graham T. Reed

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004-10-29

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0470870354

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The growing demand for instant and reliable communication means that photonic circuits are increasingly finding applications in optical communications systems. One of the prime candidates to provide satisfactory performance at low cost in the photonic circuit is silicon. Whilst silicon photonics is less well developed as compared to some other material technologies, it is poised to make a serious impact on the telecommunications industry, as well as in many other applications, as other technologies fail to meet the yield/performance/cost trade-offs. Following a sympathetic tutorial approach, this first book on silicon photonics provides a comprehensive overview of the technology. Silicon Photonics explains the concepts of the technology, taking the reader through the introductory principles, on to more complex building blocks of the optical circuit. Starting with the basics of waveguides and the properties peculiar to silicon, the book also features: Key design issues in optical circuits. Experimental methods. Evaluation techniques. Operation of waveguide based devices. Fabrication of silicon waveguide circuits. Evaluation of silicon photonic systems. Numerous worked examples, models and case studies. Silicon Photonics is an essential tool for photonics engineers and young professionals working in the optical network, optical communications and semiconductor industries. This book is also an invaluable reference and a potential main text to senior undergraduates and postgraduate students studying fibre optics, integrated optics, or optical network technology.

Monolithic Nanoscale Photonics-Electronics Integration in Silicon and Other Group IV Elements
Monolithic Nanoscale Photonics-Electronics Integration in Silicon and Other Group IV Elements

Author: Henry Radamson

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2014-09-17

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 0124199968

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Silicon technology is evolving rapidly, particularly in board-to-board or chip-to chip applications. Increasingly, the electronic parts of silicon technology will carry out the data processing, while the photonic parts take care of the data communication. For the first time, this book describes the merging of photonics and electronics in silicon and other group IV elements. It presents the challenges, the limitations, and the upcoming possibilities of these developments. The book describes the evolution of CMOS integrated electronics, status and development, and the fundamentals of silicon photonics, including the reasons for its rapid expansion, its possibilities and limitations. It discusses the applications of these technologies for such applications as memory, digital logic operations, light sources, including drive electronics, optical modulators, detectors, and post detector circuitry. It will appeal to engineers in the fields of both electronics and photonics who need to learn more about the basics of the other field and the prospects for the integration of the two. Combines the topics of photonics and electronics in silicon and other group IV elements Describes the evolution of CMOS integrated electronics, status and development, and the fundamentals of silicon photonics

Silicon-Organic Hybrid Platform for Photonic Integrated Circuits
Silicon-Organic Hybrid Platform for Photonic Integrated Circuits

Author: Korn, Dietmar

Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing

Published: 2015-09-29

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 3731504308

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We study the potential of the silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) platform for integrated optics. The unique properties of selected organic materials are added to silicon devices made with CMOS-based processes. We investigate the feasibility of this approach by making prototypes of key components in form of photonic integrated circuits: SOH lasers and SOH modulators are designed, fabricated, post-processed, and characterized. Application scenarios are identified.

Optical Signal Generation, Stabilization, and Manipulation in Broadband Silicon Photonics
Optical Signal Generation, Stabilization, and Manipulation in Broadband Silicon Photonics

Author: Emir Salih Magden

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13:

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Together with the increasing number of applications in vastly different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, more versatile, stable, and capable light generation and manipulation techniques are required in integrated photonics. In this thesis, using CMOS fabrication capabilities, and a single layer back-end deposition process, CMOS-compatible lasers are developed using aluminum oxide as the host medium. First, a low temperature deposition process is detailed, and erbium-based lasers are demonstrated in the C-band. Then, thulium is studied and characterized as a dopant for applications at longer wavelengths. On-chip frequency stability issues are addressed by investigating the thermo-optic characteristics of various CMOS-compatible media. Negative thermo-optic coefficient of titanium dioxide is utilized to compensate for the all-positive thermal index shifts in the Si/SiN waveguide platform. An athermal resonator with resonances that exhibit ultra-low thermal shifts is created and used to stabilize a continuous-wave laser. Compared to a conventional SiN resonator, the athermal resonator is shown to significantly reduce the frequency noise of a locked laser. Switching to design-based solutions, the concept of spectrally-selective waveguides that can spatially confine the mode depending on the wavelength are demonstrated for the first time. The spectrally-selective waveguides are then used to design and demonstrate the first on-chip transmissive dichroic filter with the sharpest roll-offs to date. Finally, directional coupler based solutions are studied to address wavelength selectivity for octave-wide signals, and propose designs for ultra-wideband couplers.