DocumentCode
2294154
Title
A nanophotonic InP/InGaAlAs optical amplifier integrated on a SOI waveguide circuit
Author
Tassaert, M. ; Keyvaninia, S. ; Van Thourhout, D. ; Green, W.M.J. ; Vlasov, Y. ; Roelkens, G.
Author_Institution
Photonics Res. Group, Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
fYear
2011
fDate
18-20 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate over 8dB gain in pulsed regime in an InP/InGaAlAs membrane waveguide heterogeneously integrated on a Silicon-On-Insulator waveguide circuit and optically pumped through the silicon waveguide layer, using a peak pump power of only 4.5 mW. This is an important step towards a CMOS-compatible optical amplifier for intra-chip optical interconnects.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; amplifiers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical pumping; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; CMOS-compatible optical amplifier; InP-InGaAlAs; SOI waveguide circuit; Si; integrated optical amplifier; intrachip optical interconnects; membrane waveguide; nanophotonics; optical pumping; power 4.5 W; pump power; silicon-on-insulator waveguide circuit; Laser beams; Optical device fabrication; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Probes; Strips;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Photonics (IP), 2011 ICO International Conference on
Conference_Location
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-315-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICO-IP.2011.5953699
Filename
5953699
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