硅光子芯片外腔窄线宽半导体激光器

杜悦宁; 陈超; 秦莉; 张星; 陈泳屹; 宁永强

doi:10.3788/CO.20191202.0229

Volume 12 Issue 2

Apr. 2019

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Chinese Optics > 2019 > 12(2): 229-241.

DU Yue-ning, CHEN Chao, QIN Li, ZHANG Xing, CHEN Yong-yi, NING Yong-qiang. Narrow linewidth external cavity semiconductor laser based on silicon photonic chip[J]. Chinese Optics, 2019, 12(2): 229-241. doi: 10.3788/CO.20191202.0229

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DU Yue-ning, CHEN Chao, QIN Li, ZHANG Xing, CHEN Yong-yi, NING Yong-qiang. Narrow linewidth external cavity semiconductor laser based on silicon photonic chip[J]. Chinese Optics, 2019, 12(2): 229-241. doi: 10.3788/CO.20191202.0229

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Narrow linewidth external cavity semiconductor laser based on silicon photonic chip

doi: 10.3788/CO.20191202.0229

DU Yue-ning^{1, 2
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CHEN Chao^{1
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QIN Li^{1
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ZHANG Xing¹,
CHEN Yong-yi¹,
NING Yong-qiang¹

1.
State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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National Key R&D Program of China 2016YFE0126800

National Natural Scienece Foundation of China 61505206

National Natural Scienece Foundation of China 61674148

National Natural Scienece Foundation of China 51672264

National Natural Scienece Foundation of China 61727822

Science and Technology Development Project of Jilin Province 20150520089JH

Science and Technology Development Project of Jilin Province 20170204013GX

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Corresponding author: CHEN Chao, E-mail:chenc@ciomp.ac.cn; QIN Li, E-mail:qinl@ciomp.ac.cn
Received Date: 21 Mar 2018
Rev Recd Date: 06 May 2018
Publish Date: 01 Apr 2019

Abstract

Abstract

With the development of ultra-high speed optical interconnection, coherent optical communication and coherent detection technology, more stringent requirements are put forward for the linewidth, power and stability of laser source. Based on their own different advantages of silicon photonic chip using CMOS(Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) technology and semiconductor gain chip, the narrow linewidth semiconductor laser with compact structure, low power consumption and high stability can be realized by one single silicon photonic chip and one single semiconductor gain chip integrations, which becomes a hotspot in recent years. The structure can provide the optical feedback to narrow the linewidth by microring resonator, loop mirror and Mach-Zehnder interferometer, and realize the wide tuning range and stable output power. In this paper, the latest research progress of silicon photonic chip external cavity semiconductor laser and several structures containing microring resonators are introduced, and the technical problems, such as increasing the coupling efficiency and reducing the reflectivity of the end face, are discussed in detail. For future applications of space optical communication and optical interconnection, we prospect the future research direction of such lasers in power upgrading and photonic integration.
- narrow linewidth,
- tunable laser,
- silicon photonic chip,
- external cavity,
- semiconductor laser

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