Title :
Ultrafast self-pulsation in a silicon microdisk
Author :
Lin, Q. ; Johnson, T.J. ; Michael, C.P. ; Painter, O.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel scheme for the self-generation of ultrashot pulses inside a silicon microdisk. We report the generation of pulses as short as 96 ps, close to the cavity photon lifetime.
Keywords :
microdisc lasers; optical pulse generation; cavity photon lifetime; silicon microdisk; time 96 ps; ultrafast self-pulsation; ultrashot pulses self-generation; High speed optical techniques; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Pulse modulation; Resonance; Silicon; 130.3120; 230.5750; 320.5520;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
