Title :
Demonstration of CW Raman gain with zero electrical power dissipation in p-i-n silicon waveguides
Author :
Fathpour, Sasan ; Boyraz, Ozdal ; Dimitropoulos, Dimitri ; Jalali, Bahram
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
Electrical power dissipation has been an unfortunate penalty paid for achieving net CW gain in silicon Raman amplifiers and lasers. We report the first observation of net CW gain with zero electrical power dissipation.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; laser beams; optical waveguides; semiconductor heterojunctions; semiconductor optical amplifiers; silicon; CW Raman gain; Si; p-i-n silicon waveguides; silicon Raman amplifier; silicon Raman laser; zero electrical power dissipation; Gain measurement; Optical waveguides; PIN photodiodes; Power dissipation; Power measurement; Pump lasers; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Voltage; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627790
