Electrically-pumped compact hybrid silicon microring lasers for optical interconnects
- 23 October 2009
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Express
- Vol. 17 (22) , 20355-20364
- https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.17.020355
Abstract
We demonstrate an electrically-pumped hybrid silicon microring laser fabricated by a self-aligned process. The compact structure (D = 50 μm) and small electrical and optical losses result in lasing threshold as low as 5.4 mA and up to 65 °C operation temperature in continuous-wave (cw) mode. The spectrum is single mode with large extinction ratio and small linewidth observed. Application as on-chip optical interconnects is discussed from a system perspective.Keywords
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