Authors
- Simone Iadanza, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland; Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, IrelandFollow
- Andrei P. Bakoz, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland; Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, Ireland
- Praveen K. J. Singaravelu, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland; Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, Ireland
- Danilo Panettieri, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
- Stefan Schulz, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland; Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, Ireland; Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), School of Physics and Astronomy, St. Andrews, UKFollow
- Ganga Chinna Rao Devarapu, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland; Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, IrelandFollow
- Sylvain Guerber, STMicroelectronics, Crolles, France
- Charles Baudot, STMicroelectronics, Crolles, France
- Frédéric Boeuf, STMicroelectronics, Crolles, France
- Stephen Hegarty, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland; Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, IrelandFollow
- Liam O'Faolain, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland; Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, IrelandFollow
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1160-7441
Abstract
In this paper, we show the experimental results of a thermally stable Si3N4 external cavity (SiN EC) laser with high power output and the lowest SiN EC laser threshold to our knowledge. The device consists of a 250 μm sized reflective semiconductor optical amplifier butt-coupled to a passive chip based on a series of Si3N4 Bragg gratings acting as narrow reflectors. A threshold of 12 mA has been achieved, with a typical side-mode suppression ratio of 45 dB and measured power output higher than 3 mW. Furthermore, we achieved a mode-hop free-lasing regime in the range of 15–62 mA and wavelength thermal stability up to 80°C. This solves the challenges related to cavity resonances’ thermal shift and shows the possibility for this device to be integrated in dense wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) and heat-intensive optical interconnects technologies.
Disciplines
Optics | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Physics | Plasma and Beam Physics
Recommended Citation
S. Iadanza, A. P. Bakoz, P. K. J. Singaravelu, D. Panettieri, S. A. Schulz, G. C. R. Devarapu, S. Guerber, C. Baudot, F. Boeuf, S. Hegarty, and L. O’Faolain, "Thermally stable hybrid cavity laser based on silicon nitride gratings," Appl. Opt. 57, E218-E223 (2018) doi: 10.1364/AO.57.00E218
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Applied Optics, vol. 57, no. 22. © 2018, Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.