Continuous-wave operation and 10-Gb/s direct modulation of InAsP/InP sub-wavelength nanowire laser on silicon photonic crystal

Masato Takiguchi; Atsushi Yokoo; Kengo Nozaki; Muhammad Danang Birowosuto; Kouta Tateno; Guoqiang Zhang; Eiichi Kuramochi; Akihiko Shinya; Masaya Notomi

doi:10.1063/1.4977927

APL Photonics (Apr 2017)

Continuous-wave operation and 10-Gb/s direct modulation of InAsP/InP sub-wavelength nanowire laser on silicon photonic crystal

Masato Takiguchi,
Atsushi Yokoo,
Kengo Nozaki,
Muhammad Danang Birowosuto,
Kouta Tateno,
Guoqiang Zhang,
Eiichi Kuramochi,
Akihiko Shinya,
Masaya Notomi

Affiliations

Masato Takiguchi: NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan and Nanophotonics Center, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
Atsushi Yokoo: NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan and Nanophotonics Center, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
Kengo Nozaki: NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan and Nanophotonics Center, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
Muhammad Danang Birowosuto: NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan and Nanophotonics Center, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
Kouta Tateno: NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan and Nanophotonics Center, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
Guoqiang Zhang: NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan and Nanophotonics Center, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
Eiichi Kuramochi: NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan and Nanophotonics Center, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
Akihiko Shinya: NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan and Nanophotonics Center, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
Masaya Notomi: NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan and Nanophotonics Center, NTT Corporation 3-1, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4977927
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 4
pp. 046106 – 046106-10

Abstract

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We demonstrated sub-wavelength (∼111 nm diameter) single nanowire (NW) continuous wave (CW) lasers on silicon photonic crystal in the telecom-band with direct modulation at 10 Gb/s by optical pumping at cryogenic temperatures. To estimate the small signal response and pseudo-random bit sequence (PRBS) modulation of our CW lasers, we employed a new signal detection technique that employs a superconducting single photon detector and a time-correlated single photon counting module. The results showed that our NW laser was unambiguously modulated at above 10 Gb/s and an open eye pattern was obtained. This is the first demonstration of a telecom-band CW NW laser with high-speed PRBS modulation.

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ISSN: 2378-0967 (Online)
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LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics
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