• DocumentCode
    25778
  • Title

    Breakthroughs in Photonics 2013: A Microwatt-Threshold Raman Silicon Laser

  • Author

    Takahashi, Y. ; Noda, Satoshi

  • Author_Institution
    Nanosci. & Nanotechnol. Res. Center, Osaka Prefecture Univ., Sakai, Japan
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Apr-14
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    A continuous-wave Raman silicon laser using a photonic-crystal high- Q nanocavity was developed in 2013, with a cavity size of less than 10 μm and an unprecedented ultralow threshold of 1 μW. This report describes how this breakthrough was accomplished by adopting a unique nanocavity design.
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; laser cavity resonators; nanophotonics; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; silicon; Si; cavity size; continuous-wave Raman silicon laser; microwatt-threshold Raman silicon laser; nanocavity design; photonic-crystal high-Q nanocavity; Laser excitation; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Photonics; Pump lasers; Silicon; Waveguide lasers; Nanocavities; photonic crystal lasers; silicon nanophotonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Journal, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1943-0655
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPHOT.2014.2310218
  • Filename
    6762863