Title :
A single regrowth integration platform for photonic circuits incorporating tunable SGDBR lasers and quantum-well EAMs
Author :
Sysak, Matthew N. ; Raring, James W. ; Barton, Jonathon S. ; Dummer, Matthew ; Blumenthal, Daniel J. ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
A monolithic integration platform is demonstrated for high functionality photonic circuits that include quantum-well electroabsorption modulators, semiconductor optical amplifiers, and widely tunable lasers. The platform is based on the selective removal of a set of active quantum wells located above an optical waveguide layer. The waveguide layer contains a second set of quantum wells to be used in modulator regions. Fabrication requires only a single blanket InP regrowth
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser tuning; quantum well devices; semiconductor growth; semiconductor optical amplifiers; electroabsorption modulators; monolithic integration platform; optical waveguide layer; quantum-well EAM; sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector; semiconductor optical amplifier; tunable SGDBR lasers; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers; Electroabsorption modulators (EAMs); monolithic integration; quantum confined stark effect (QCSE); sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector (SGDBR) laser; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.878153
