EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2024)

Large mode area waveguide based high-energy passively Q-switched laser in silicon photonics

  • Singh Neetesh,
  • Lorenzen Jan,
  • Sinobad Milan,
  • Wang Kai,
  • Liapis Andreas C.,
  • Frankis Henry,
  • Gaafar Mahmoud A.,
  • Haugg Stefanie,
  • Francis Henry,
  • Carreira Jose,
  • Geiselmann Michael,
  • Herr Tobias,
  • Bradley Jonathan,
  • Sun Zhipei,
  • Garcia-Blanco Sonia M.,
  • Kartner Franz X.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202430702008
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 307
p. 02008

Abstract

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We demonstrate high energy Q-switched pulse generation with the help of a large mode area gain waveguide in a silicon photonics device. Output pulse energy >150 nJ and laser slope efficiency of 40% is shown.