Supermode control in integrated hybrid Si/III–V optoelectronic circuits for modal gain enhancement

Author

Sun, Xiankai ; Yariv, Amnon

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

30-3 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We propose using supermode control to enhance the modal gain in integrated hybrid Si/III-V optoelectronic circuits. Numerical simulations predict that a 4-fold enhancement in modal gain can be achieved with optimal design.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; silicon; 4-fold enhancement; Si-AlGaInAs; integrated hybrid optoelectronic circuits; modal gain; numerical simulations; spatial switching; supermode control; waveguide; Circuits; Electrooptical waveguides; Laser modes; Optical control; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers; Integrated optics; Modal control; Optoelectronic integrated circuits; Semiconductor devices; Si photonics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3829-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3830-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292330

Filename

5292330