Title :
Electrically-pumped photonic crystal lasers for optical communications
Author :
Matsuo, Shoichiro ; Takeda, Kenji ; Sato, Takao ; Notomi, M. ; Shinya, Akihiko ; Nozaki, Kengo ; Taniyama, H. ; Hasebe, Koichi ; Kakitsuka, Takaaki
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed an electrically pumped photonic-crystal nanocavity laser, operating at room temperature. Employing an ultracompact embedded active region, the direct modulation is achieved at 10-Gbit/s with ultra-low operating energy. It opens up a novel application area for lasers, namely the optical interconnects for computercom.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; nanophotonics; optical modulation; optical pumping; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; computercom; direct modulation; electrically pumped photonic-crystal nanocavity laser; optical communications; optical interconnects; temperature 293 K to 298 K; ultracompact embedded active region; ultralow operating energy; Bandwidth; Laser excitation; Modulation; Optical waveguides; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
