Title :
8-channel microdisk CW laser arrays vertically coupled to low-loss common bus waveguides
Author :
Choi, Stanley Jungkyu ; Peng, Zongren ; Yang, Qingxiong ; Dapkus, P.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
1.6-nm-spaced, 8-channel microdisk laser arrays are presented, where high-Q disk lasing modes are coupled out through a common bus waveguide. Typical linewidth of 0.25 nm and SMSR of 20 dB are achieved under CW operation.
Keywords :
arrays; infrared spectra; integrated optics; laser modes; microdisc lasers; optical couplers; optical losses; optical waveguides; spectral line breadth; SMSR; high-Q disk lasing modes; low-loss common bus waveguides; microdisk CW laser arrays; spectral linewidth; vertical coupling; Indium phosphide; Laser modes; Laser theory; Microcavities; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253053
