III/V silicon hybrid laser based on a resonant Bragg structure

Abstract

We demonstrate a laser tunable in intensity with gigahertz tuning speed based on a III/V reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) coupled to a silicon photonic chip. The silicon chip contains a Bragg-based Fabry–Perot resonator to form a passive bandpass filter within its stopband to enable single-mode operation of the laser. We observe a side mode suppression ratio of 43 dB, linewidth of 790 kHz, and an optical output power of 1.65 mW around 1530 nm. We also investigate using a micro-ball lens as an alternative coupling method between the RSOA and the silicon chip.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 01, 2020
Source ID
10.1364/ao.390522

Entities

People

  • Abdelkrim El Amili
  • Andrew L. Starbuck
  • Andrew T. Pomerene
  • Anthony L. Lentine
  • Christina Dallo
  • Christopher T. Derose
  • Douglas C. Trotter
  • Jordan Davis
  • Myun Sik Kim
  • Yeshaiahu Fainman

Organizations

  • ARPA-E
  • ASML (United States)
  • Army Research Office
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies (United States)
  • National Nuclear Security Administration
  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Semiconductor Research Corporation

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics