Wavelength stability in a hybrid photonic crystal laser through controlled nonlinear absorptive heating in the reflector

dc.contributor.authorBakoz, Andrei P.
dc.contributor.authorLiles, Alexandros A.
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez-Fernandez, Alfredo A.
dc.contributor.authorHabruseva, Tatiana
dc.contributor.authorHu, Changyu
dc.contributor.authorViktorov, Evgeny A.
dc.contributor.authorHegarty, Stephen P.
dc.contributor.authorO'Faolain, Liam
dc.contributor.funderScottish Government
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Research Council
dc.contributor.funderEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Ireland
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-29T15:47:19Z
dc.date.available2018-08-29T15:47:19Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe need for miniaturized, fully integrated semiconductor lasers has stimulated significant research efforts into realizing unconventional configurations that can meet the performance requirements of a large spectrum of applications, ranging from communication systems to sensing. We demonstrate a hybrid, silicon photonics-compatible photonic crystal (PhC) laser architecture that can be used to implement cost-effective, high-capacity light sources, with high side-mode suppression ratio and milliwatt output output powers. The emitted wavelength is set and controlled by a silicon PhC cavity-based reflective filter with the gain provided by a III-V-based reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA). The high power density in the laser cavity results in a significant enhancement of the nonlinear absorption in silicon in the high Q-factor PhC resonator. The heat generated in this manner creates a tuning effect in the wavelength-selective element, which can be used to offset external temperature fluctuations without the use of active cooling. Our approach is fully compatible with existing fabrication and integration technologies, providing a practical route to integrated lasing in wavelength-sensitive schemes.en
dc.description.sponsorshipScience Foundation Ireland (16/ERCS/3838); Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L505079/1, EP/L017008/1); Scottish Government (Scottish Enterprise)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationBakoz, A. P., Liles, A. A., Gonzalez-Fernandez, A. A., Habruseva, T., Hu, C., Viktorov, E. A., Hegarty, S. P. and O’Faolain, L. (2018) 'Wavelength stability in a hybrid photonic crystal laser through controlled nonlinear absorptive heating in the reflector', Light: Science & Applications, 7(1), 39 (7pp). doi: 10.1038/s41377-018-0043-8en
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41377-018-0043-8
dc.identifier.endpage7
dc.identifier.issn2047-7538
dc.identifier.journaltitleLight: Science and Applicationsen
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6659
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7::SP2::ERC/337508/EU/DAtacommunications based on NanophotoniC Resonators/DANCER
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/12/RC/2276/IE/I-PIC Irish Photonic Integration Research Centre/
dc.relation.urihttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41377-018-0043-8
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dc.subjectWave-guideen
dc.subjectSilicon photonicsen
dc.subjectOptical interconnectsen
dc.subjectModulatoren
dc.subjectCavityen
dc.subjectPoweren
dc.subjectChipen
dc.subjectLithographyen
dc.titleWavelength stability in a hybrid photonic crystal laser through controlled nonlinear absorptive heating in the reflectoren
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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