Single-mode hybrid AlGaInAs/Si octagonal-ring microlaser with stable output

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2016-03-13
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Hybridoctagonal-ringmicrolasersareinvestigatedforrealizingastableoutputfromasiliconwaveguidebasedonatwo-dimensionalsimulation.Theinnerradiusoftheringisoptimizedtoachievesingle-modeandlow-thresholdoperation.Usingthepinylsiloxane-benzocyclobutene(DVS-BCB)bondingtechnique,ahybridAlGaInAs/Sioctagonal-ringmicrolaserverticallycoupledtoasiliconwaveguideisfabricatedwithasidelengthof21.6μmandaninnerradiusof15μm.Asingletransverse-modeoperationisachievedwithathresholdcurrentdensityof0.8kA∕cm~2andaside-modesuppressionratioabove30dB,andastableoutputfromthelowersiliconwaveguideisobtained.