Title :
Characterization of a hybrid silicon-InP laser tapered mode converter
Author :
Davenport, Michael L. ; Heck, Martijn J. R. ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Sci. Building, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
The performance of a tapered mode converter inside a hybrid silicon laser was measured to determine loss. Several taper lengths were investigated, and the best performing device had a taper loss of 2.7dB.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; laser beams; optical losses; semiconductor lasers; silicon; Si-InP; hybrid silicon-InP laser tapered mode converter characterization; loss 2.7 dB; taper lengths; taper loss;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
