Title :
Silicon photonics optical source for temperature control free operation with ring resonator based modulator
Author :
Morito, Ken ; Jeong, S.H. ; Tanaka, Shoji ; Akiyama, Toyokazu ; Kurahashi, Tetsuo ; Sekiguchi, Shigeyuki ; Tanaka, Yuichi
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
A highly-efficient, low-noise optical source consisting of a Si micro-ring resonator (MRR) and a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) has been developed. A MRR-based modulator integrated with the optical source exhibited a temperature control free 10 Gbps modulation over a wide temperature range.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; optical modulation; optical resonators; semiconductor optical amplifiers; silicon; low-noise optical source; microring resonator; ring resonator based modulator; semiconductor optical amplifier; silicon photonics optical source; temperature control free operation; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Lasers; Modulation; Semiconductor device measurement; hybrid laser; micro-ring resonator (MRR); modulator; semiconductor optical amplifier(SOA);
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching (PS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ajaccio
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-9123-2861-8