Title :
Compact Multiwavelength Laser Source Based on Cascaded InP-Microdisks Coupled to One SOI Waveguide
Author :
Liu Liu ; Van Campenhout, J. ; Rojo-Romeo, P. ; Regreny, P. ; Seassal, Christian ; Van Thourhout, Dries ; Verstuyft, S. ; Di Cioccio, L. ; Fedeli, J.-M. ; Lagahe, C. ; Baets, Roel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ.-IMEC, Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
A compact multiwavelength laser source, which consists of four cascaded InP-microdisks coupled to one SOI waveguide, is introduced for WDM purposes. Equally distributed laser peaks and low crosstalk were obtained with the proposed structure.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; microdisc lasers; optical crosstalk; optical waveguides; semiconductor lasers; silicon-on-insulator; wavelength division multiplexing; wide band gap semiconductors; InP-Si; SOI waveguide; WDM; cascaded semiconductor microdisks; compact multiwavelength laser source; optical crosstalk; Gratings; Laser modes; Optical coupling; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Power lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528760
