16-Channel digitally wavelength-tunable hybrid III-V/silicon laser

G. de Valicourt,Po Dong,Kwangwoong Kim,C-M. Chang,Jeffrey H. Sinsky,L. L. Buhl,Y.K. Chen

16-Channel digitally wavelength-tunable hybrid III-V/silicon laser

2015

G. de Valicourt
Po Dong
Kwangwoong Kim
C-M. Chang
Jeffrey H. Sinsky
L. L. Buhl
Y.K. Chen

A novel 16-channel digitally wavelength-tunable laser is proposed and experimentally demonstrated using a semiconductor optical amplifier and silicon photonic integrated circuit. The device exhibits a laser threshold below 45 mA, SMSR around 20–25 dB and nanosecond switching time.

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Optics
Electronic engineering
Photonic integrated circuit
Waveguide (optics)
Silicon photonics
Laser
Engineering
Photonics
Hybrid silicon laser
Optical amplifier
Semiconductor optical gain
Optoelectronics
Optical switch

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