• DocumentCode
    1686013
  • Title

    An electrically pumped hybrid silicon evanescent amplifier

  • Author

    Hyundai Park ; Fang, A.W. ; Bowers, John E.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A hybrid silicon evanescent amplifier utilizing a wafer bonded structure of a silicon waveguide and AlGalnAs quantum wells is demonstrated. Maximum chip gain obtained is 13 dB with a 3 dB output saturation power of 11 dBm.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; optical pumping; optical waveguides; quantum well devices; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wafer bonding; AlGaInAs; AlGaInAs - System; electrical pumping; gain 13 dB; gain 3 dB; quantum well; silicon evanescent amplifier; silicon waveguide; wafer bonded structure; Indium phosphide; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasma temperature; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348775
  • Filename
    4348775