Title :
Integration of a laser diode with a polymer-based waveguide for photonic integrated circuits
Author :
Bouadma, N. ; Liang, J. ; Levenson, R. ; Grosmaire, S. ; Boulet, P. ; Sainson, S.
Author_Institution :
France Telecom, CNET, Bagneux, France
Abstract :
The fabrication and characterization of BRS lasers monolithically integrated with butt-coupled polymer-based buried strip waveguides is presented. Threshold currents of lasers with one cleaved and one etched mirror facets are 15-18 mA and waveguide output powers are in excess of 5 mW at 100 mA laser driving currents and for 600 μm long waveguides. The device exhibits a total waveguide insertion loss less than 5 dB. The integrated device is potentially suitable as a building-block for photonic integrated circuits.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; mirrors; optical losses; optical polymers; optical waveguides; semiconductor lasers; 100 mA; 15 to 18 mA; 5 dB; 5 mW; 600 mum; BRS lasers; building-block; butt-coupled polymer-based buried strip waveguides; cleaved mirror facets; etched mirror facets; integrated device; laser diode; laser driving currents; monolithically integrated; photonic integrated circuits; polymer-based waveguide; threshold currents; total waveguide insertion loss; waveguide output powers; Diode lasers; Etching; Mirrors; Optical device fabrication; Polymers; Power generation; Power lasers; Strips; Threshold current; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
