Title :
Single-mode lasing operation using a microring resonator as a wavelength selector
Author :
Park, Seoijin ; Kim, Seong-Soo ; Wang, Liwei ; Ho, Seng-Tiong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
fDate :
3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have demonstrated semiconductor lasers with microring resonators as frequency-selective elements. We show that the small resonator inside the laser makes single frequency-mode operation possible with reasonably good side-mode rejection
Keywords :
laser modes; microcavity lasers; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; frequency-selective elements; good side-mode rejection; microring resonator wavelength selector; semiconductor lasers; single frequency-mode operation; single-mode lasing operation; small resonator; Optical ring resonators; Plasma applications; Pump lasers; Quantum well lasers; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Very large scale integration; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
