An integrable all-silicon slotted photonic crystal Raman laser
- 17 December 2019
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 126 (23), 233103
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5121230
Abstract
The design of an integrable all-silicon Raman laser of a foot print of m is proposed based on a slotted photonic crystal nanocavity. The slot has been considered to be made of a silicon nanocrystal to encash its giant Raman gain coefficient, along with the tight spatial and temporal confinement of light in the slot, exhibiting a lasing efficiency of % at a wavelength of 1552 nm. Simulations depict that the device requires a very small optical threshold power of the order of 0.5 W. Tolerances to the fabrication imperfections have also been evaluated, which explores that the device performance is tolerant up to a 6% random deviation in structural parameters like radius and in-plane positions of the holes. It has also been seen through simulations that the submicrowatt threshold is maintained even for a large deterioration of over 30% in the Q-factors and modal volumes, which reassures the realization feasibility of the device.
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