Title :
Micro-lasers on a silicon chip: toward silicon photonics
Author :
Vahala, K. ; Kippenberg, T.J. ; Spillane, S. ; Armani, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Demonstration and performance of micro-lasers on a silicon micro-electronic chip are reviewed. These devices use the Raman and parametric nonlinearities of thermal silica grown on silicon and exhibit sub-100 micro Watt thresholds at high quantum efficiency.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; microcavity lasers; nonlinear optics; silicon; silicon compounds; 100 muW; Raman nonlinearities; Si; microlasers; parametric nonlinearities; quantum efficiency; silicon chip; silicon microelectronic chip; silicon photonics; thermal silica; Fiber nonlinear optics; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202294
