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All-silicon raman amplifiers and laser based on micro ring resonators

US8207002B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · US

Inventors

Xiaodong Yang · New York, US
Chee Wei Wong · New York, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 2, 2011
Grant date	Jun 26, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 2, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S3/2308
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Devices for generating a laser beam are disclosed. The devices include a silicon micro ring having at least one silicon optical waveguide disposed at a distance from the micro ring. The radius and the cross-sectional dimension of the micro ring, the cross-sectional dimension of the waveguide, and the distance between the micro ring and the waveguide are determined such that one or more pairs of whispering gallery mode resonant frequencies of the micro ring are separated by an optical phonon frequency of silicon. Methods of manufacturing a lasing device including a silicon micro ring coupled with a silicon waveguide are also disclosed.

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