Title :
Mitigation of free-carrier absorption and efficiency increase in silicon waveguide lasers by bidirectional pumping
Author :
Krause, Michael ; Renner, Hagen ; Brinkmeyer, Ernst
Author_Institution :
Optische Kommunikationstechnik, Technische Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany
Abstract :
Continuous-wave Raman lasing in silicon waveguides can be made significantly more efficient when the waveguide is pumped from both ends instead of only one end in order to mitigate free-carrier absorption.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; elemental semiconductors; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; silicon; waveguide lasers; Raman lasing; Si; bidirectional pumping; continuous-wave lasing; free-carrier absorption mitigation; silicon lasers; silicon waveguides; waveguide lasers; Absorption; Laser excitation; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2005. 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9070-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2005.1516415
