A 40 GHz Mode Locked Silicon Evanescent Laser

We demonstrate a mode locked silicon evanescent laser (ML-SEL) which generates a 39.2 GHz pulse stream without requiring any RF drive signal. This passively mode locked laser outputs 3.7 ps pulses which are nearly transform limited and have 18 dB extinction ratio.

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Main Authors: Koch, B.R., Fang, A.W., Hsu-Hao Chang, Hyundai Park, Ying-Hao Kuo, Jones, R., Cohen, O., Raday, O., Paniccia, M.J., Bowers, J.E.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
III-V semiconductor materials
Laser mode locking
Optical films
Optical modulation
Optical pulse generation
Optical surface waves
Optical waveguides
Signal generators
Silicon
Waveguide lasers
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Summary:We demonstrate a mode locked silicon evanescent laser (ML-SEL) which generates a 39.2 GHz pulse stream without requiring any RF drive signal. This passively mode locked laser outputs 3.7 ps pulses which are nearly transform limited and have 18 dB extinction ratio.
ISSN:1949-2081
1949-209X
DOI:10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347655