Title :
Compact, high-speed hybrid silicon microring lasers for computer interconnects
Author :
Bowers, John E. ; Liang, Di ; Fiorentino, Marco ; Beausoleil, Raymond G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We investigate scaling of compact, low-threshold hybrid silicon microring lasers to meet the criteria of low power consumption, high-speed modulation and operation in elevated temperature for optical interconnect applications.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; micro-optics; optical interconnections; optical modulation; power consumption; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; silicon; Si; compact high-speed hybrid silicon microring lasers; computer interconnects; high-speed modulation; optical interconnect; power consumption; Distributed feedback devices; III-V semiconductor materials; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Power generation; Power lasers; Ring lasers; Silicon; Temperature; Threshold current;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
