Title :
Dual-wavelength mode-locked laser in silicon
Author :
Tien, En-Kuang ; Sang, Xinzhu ; Yuksek, Nuh S. ; Qian, Feng ; Boyraz, Ozdal
Author_Institution :
EECS Dept., California Univ., Irvine, CA
Abstract :
We show that inline silicon waveguides inside a laser cavity facilitate laser modelocking due to TPA and TPA-induced FCA, and it can also provide Raman amplification and dual wavelength lasing in the same silicon waveguide.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; erbium; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical fibre amplifiers; optical waveguides; silicon; two-photon processes; JkJk:Er; Raman amplification; Si; dual wavelength lasing; free carrier absorption; laser cavity; laser modelocking; silicon waveguides; two photon absorption; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulse compression methods; Pump lasers; Silicon; Space vector pulse width modulation; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444379
