MICRO-RING LASER BANDWIDTH ENHANCEMENT WITH MICRO-RING RESONATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240039244A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US17875367

    申请日:2022-07-27

    CPC classification number: H01S5/142 H01S5/0265 H01S5/1071

    Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide semiconductor resonator based optical multiplexers that achieve enhanced bandwidth range of light emitted therefrom. The present disclosure integrates silicon devices into resonator structures, such as micro-ring resonators, that couples a side mode with a lasing mode and resonantly amplifies coupled light to output light having an enhanced bandwidth with respect to the lasing mode. In some examples, the optical multiplexers disclosed herein include a bus waveguide; a first resonator structure optically coupled to the bus waveguide and comprising an optical amplification mechanism that generates light and a single mode filter to force the generated light into single-mode operation; and a second resonator structure optically coupled to the first resonator structure and comprising a phase-tuning mechanism. The phase-tuning mechanism can be controlled to detune phase of light in the second resonator relative to the light in the first resonator.

    SILICON INTERPOSER FOR CAPACITIVE COUPLING OF PHOTODIODE ARRAYS

    公开(公告)号:US20210384132A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US16892263

    申请日:2020-06-03

    Abstract: A silicon interposer may include an on-chip DC blocking capacitor, comprising: a first electrical connection to couple to a supply voltage and to cathodes of a plurality of photodiodes formed in a two-dimensional photodiode array on a first substrate, and a second electrical connection to couple to ground and to ground inputs of a plurality of transimpedance amplifiers on a second substrate; wherein the on-chip DC blocking capacitor is configured to be shared among a plurality of receiver circuits comprising the plurality of photodiodes and the plurality of transimpedance amplifiers; and wherein the silicon interposer comprises a substrate separate from the first substrate and the second substrate.

    PHOTODETECTORS WITH CONTROLLABLE RESONANT ENHANCEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20210013356A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US16569617

    申请日:2019-09-12

    Abstract: Resonant cavity photodetector structures which integrate photodetection and filtering capabilities is described. A resonant cavity photodetector structure generally can comprise a region including a resonator, and an absorption region that can be integrated into a cavity of the resonator. The resonator can perform filtering that is suitable for high-bandwidth optical communications, such as Dense Wavelength Multiplexing (DWDM). In some cases, the resonator is a microring resonator. An absorption region can include a photodiode which performs optical energy detection acting as a photodetector, such as an avalanche photodiode (APD) wherein the photodiode. A coupling distance between the resonator region and the absorption region can be controlled, which allows control of a coupling strength between an optical mode of the resonator and the absorption region such that a quality factor (Q-factor) can be tuned. Thus, by adjusting the Q-factor, the resonant cavity photodetector structure can be tuned to achieve a desirable performance.

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