The emergence of silicon photonics as a flexible technology platform

X Chen, MM Milosevic, S Stanković… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a brief history of silicon photonics from the early research papers in
the late 1980s and early 1990s, to the potentially revolutionary technology that exists today …

Narrow-linewidth, tunable external cavity dual-band diode lasers through InP/GaAs-Si3N4 hybrid integration

Y Zhu, L Zhu - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate hybridly integrated narrow-linewidth, tunable diode lasers in the InP/GaAs-
Si_3N_4 platform. Silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits, instead of silicon waveguides …

Efficient, tunable flip-chip-integrated III-V/Si hybrid external-cavity laser array

S Lin, X Zheng, J Yao, SS Djordjevic… - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a surface-normal coupled tunable hybrid silicon laser array for the first time
using passively-aligned, high-accuracy flip chip bonding. A 2x6 III-V reflective …

A single adiabatic microring-based laser in 220 nm silicon-on-insulator

S Yang, Y Zhang, DW Grund, GA Ejzak, Y Liu… - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a laser for the silicon photonics platform by hybrid integration with a III/V
reflective semiconductor optical amplifier coupled to a 220 nm silicon-on-insulator half …

Demonstration of 12.2% wall plug efficiency in uncooled single mode external-cavity tunable Si/III-V hybrid laser

JH Lee, J Bovington, I Shubin, Y Luo, J Yao, S Lin… - Optics …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
A Si/III-V hybrid laser has been a highly sought after device for energy-efficient and cost-
effective high-speed silicon photonics communication. We present a high wall-plug …

Energy-efficient photonics in future high-connectivity computing systems

AV Krishnamoorthy, H Schwetman… - Journal Of Lightwave …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Energy-efficiency has become a critical parameter in the design of high-performance
computing systems. Typically, compute elements consume the most energy in current …

High-Q-factor silica-based racetrack microring resonators

YX Yin, XJ Yin, XP Zhang, GW Yan, Y Wang, YD Wu… - Photonics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, ultrahigh-Q factor racetrack microring resonators (MRRs) are demonstrated
based on silica planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) platform. A loaded ultrahigh-Q factor Qload …

Lithographic wavelength control of an external cavity laser with a silicon photonic crystal cavity-based resonant reflector

AA Liles, K Debnath, L O'Faolain - Optics Letters, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We report the experimental demonstration of a new design for external cavity hybrid lasers
consisting of a III-V semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) with fiber reflector and a photonic …

Edge-coupling of O-band InP etched-facet lasers to polymer waveguides on SOI by micro-transfer-printing

R Loi, S Iadanza, B Roycroft… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
O-band InP etched facets lasers were heterogeneously integrated by micro-transfer-printing
into a 1.54 μm deep recess created in the 3 μm thick oxide layer of a 220 nm SOI wafer. A 7× …

Silicon nitride external cavity laser with alignment tolerant multi-mode RSOA-to-PIC interface

I Ghannam, B Shen, F Merget… - IEEE Journal of Selected …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate an external cavity laser formed by combining a silicon nitride photonic
integrated circuit with a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier. The laser uses an …