Mode-locked silicon evanescent lasers

Mode-locked silicon evanescent lasers.

We demonstrate electrically pumped lasers on silicon that produce pulses at repetition rates up to 40 GHz. The mode locked lasers generate 4 ps pulses with low jitter and extinction ratios above 18 dB, making them suitable for data and telecommunication transmitters and for clock generation and distribution. Results of both passive and hybrid mode locking are discussed. This type of device coul...

A racetrack mode-locked silicon evanescent laser.

By utilizing a racetrack resonator topography, an on-chip mode locked silicon evanescent laser (ML-SEL) is realized that is independent of facet polishing. This enables integration with other devices on silicon and precise control of the ML-SEL's repetition rate through lithographic definition of the cavity length. Both passive and hybrid mode-locking have been achieved with transform limited, ...

Low phase noise hybrid silicon mode-locked lasers

In this paper, we review recent results on hybrid silicon mode-locked lasers with a focus on low phase noise optical pulse generation. Taking a high level design approach to lowering phase noise, we show the need for long on-chip optical delay lines for mode-locked lasers to reach and overcome material limits. Key results include demonstration of the longest (cavity length 9 cm) integrated on-c...

Mode Locked Fiber Lasers

Modeling of Mode-Locked Lasers

Growing demand of communication networks requires ultra-short pulses. Ultra-short pulses can guarantee high data transfer and power. Fiber lasers, which are actively or passively mode-locked to generate ultrashort pulses, are termed as Mode locked fiber lasers. There are a number of methods available for mode-locking of lasers. We have discussed most of them in this paper. At the end a model of...