Title :
Silicon Evanescent Lasers and Amplifiers
Author :
Bowers, J.E. ; Fanga, A.W. ; Park, H. ; Jones, R. ; Cohen, Oren ; Paniccia, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
The use of III-V based quantum wells bonded to silicon waveguides to form electrically pumped, hybrid silicon evanescent lasers and amplifiers on a silicon photonics platform is described
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical pumping; quantum well lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; silicon; waveguide lasers; III-V based quantum wells; Si; electrical pumped evanescent lasers; silicon evanescent amplifiers; silicon evanescent lasers; silicon photonics; silicon waveguides; III-V semiconductor materials; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Quantum well lasers; Silicon; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2006. 3rd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0096-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708207
