Transfer-printing-based integration of a III-V-on-silicon distributed feedback laser

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2018
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Zhang, Jing
Haq, Bahawal
O'Callaghan, James
Gocalińska, Agnieszka M.
Pelucchi, Emanuele
Trindade, António José
Corbett, Brian M.
Morthier, Geert
Roelkens, Gunther
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An electrically pumped DFB laser integrated on and coupled to a silicon waveguide circuit is demonstrated by transfer printing a 40 × 970 μm2 III-V coupon, defined on a III-V epitaxial wafer. A second-order grating defined in the silicon device layer with a period of 477 nm and a duty cycle of 75% was used for realizing single mode emission, while an adiabatic taper structure is used for coupling to the silicon waveguide layer. 18 mA threshold current and a maximum single-sided waveguide-coupled output power above 2 mW is obtained at 20°C. Single mode operation around 1550 nm with > 40 dB side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) is realized. This new integration approach allows for the very efficient use of the III-V material and the massively parallel integration of these coupons on a silicon photonic integrated circuit wafer. It also allows for the intimate integration of III-V opto-electronic components based on different epitaxial layer structures.
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DFB laser , Silicon waveguide circuit , Adiabatic taper structure
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Zhang, J., Haq, B., O’Callaghan, J., Gocalinska, A., Pelucchi, E., Trindade, A. J., Corbett, B., Morthier, G. and Roelkens, G. (2018) 'Transfer-printing-based integration of a III-V-on-silicon distributed feedback laser', Optics Express, 26(7), pp. 8821-8830. doi: 10.1364/OE.26.008821
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