• DocumentCode
    83225
  • Title

    Silicon photonics heat up

  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    September 25 2014
  • Firstpage
    1405
  • Lastpage
    1405
  • Abstract
    A silicon-based III-V laser that lases up to a record 111°C, with a threshold current density of 200 A/cm2 and an output power exceeding 100 mW at room temperature, has been demonstrated by collaborating researchers from University College London (UCL) in the UK, and University of Arkansas in the US. This work could permit the creation of complex optoelectronic circuits, enabling chip-to-chip and system-to-system communications on Si substrates.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; silicon; III-V materials; InAlAs-GaAs; Si; chip-to-chip communications; complex optoelectronic circuits; electrically pumped lasers; laser operation; output power; power 100 mW; silicon photonics; silicon substrates; silicon-based laser; system-to-system communications; temperature 111 C; temperature 293 K to 298 K; threshold current density;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2014.3306
  • Filename
    6908618