DocumentCode
2249582
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
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
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
Type
conf
Filename
4572024
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