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Lasers in InP generic photonic integration technology platforms

  • Sylwester Latkowski

    Sylwester Latkowski received his MSc Eng. degrees in Optoelectronics and Technical Physics from West Pomeranian University of Technology (formerly Technical University of Szczecin), Szczecin, Poland in 2000. His postgraduate research activities at the Centre for High Speed Devices and Systems in The RINCE Institute, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, were concerned with passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers and their applications and have led to the successful defense of a thesis titled ‘Radio Frequency and Terahertz Signals Generated by Passively Mode-Locked Lasers’ and the award of a PhD degree in 2010. Currently, he is working in the Photonic Integration group in COBRA Research Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, with a main focus on development of laser sources for gas-sensing applications. Sylwester has (co)authored 75 publications in international scientific journals and conference proceedings.

         and Daan Lenstra

    Daan Lenstra received his MSc degree in Theoretical Physics from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, in 1972 and his PhD in Technical Sciences from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, in 1979. His thesis work was on polarization effects in gas lasers. Since 1979, he has researched topics in quantum electronics, quantum optics, condensed matter physics, and electrical engineering. Dr. Lenstra was Associate Professor at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (1979–1984) and Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands (1984–1991). During 1981–1982, he was a research associate at the University of Rochester, USA. He was a part-time professor at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands (1989–1991), and had a chair professor position in Theoretical Quantum Electronics at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 1991 until 2006. During 2000–2006, he was Professor of Ultrafast Photonics at Eindhoven University of Technology and scientific director of COBRA from 2004 to 2006. From 2006 until 2010, he was Dean of the Faculty Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Daan has (co)authored more than 440 publications in international scientific journals and conference proceedings. He has (co)edited nine books.

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From the journal Advanced Optical Technologies Volume 4 Issue 2

Abstract

A review is given of a number of lasers in a form of photonic integrated circuits realized on InP substrate using a generic integration approach. The potential of these photonic circuits lies in their compactness, low power consumption, and significant reduction of fabrication cost by realization in generic foundry runs. Generic integration platforms offer the possibility of realizing functionally advanced photonic circuits using combinations of just a few standardized and parameterized building blocks. This vibrant field opens new doors to innovative product development for SMEs as well as curiosity-driven research.

Keywords: lasers and laser optics; photonic integrated circuits; semiconductor lasers
Corresponding author: Daan Lenstra, COBRA Research Institute, Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, De Rondom 70, 5612 AP Eindhoven, The Netherlands, e-mail: .

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Sylwester Latkowski

Sylwester Latkowski received his MSc Eng. degrees in Optoelectronics and Technical Physics from West Pomeranian University of Technology (formerly Technical University of Szczecin), Szczecin, Poland in 2000. His postgraduate research activities at the Centre for High Speed Devices and Systems in The RINCE Institute, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, were concerned with passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers and their applications and have led to the successful defense of a thesis titled ‘Radio Frequency and Terahertz Signals Generated by Passively Mode-Locked Lasers’ and the award of a PhD degree in 2010. Currently, he is working in the Photonic Integration group in COBRA Research Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, with a main focus on development of laser sources for gas-sensing applications. Sylwester has (co)authored 75 publications in international scientific journals and conference proceedings.

Daan Lenstra

Daan Lenstra received his MSc degree in Theoretical Physics from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, in 1972 and his PhD in Technical Sciences from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, in 1979. His thesis work was on polarization effects in gas lasers. Since 1979, he has researched topics in quantum electronics, quantum optics, condensed matter physics, and electrical engineering. Dr. Lenstra was Associate Professor at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (1979–1984) and Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands (1984–1991). During 1981–1982, he was a research associate at the University of Rochester, USA. He was a part-time professor at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands (1989–1991), and had a chair professor position in Theoretical Quantum Electronics at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 1991 until 2006. During 2000–2006, he was Professor of Ultrafast Photonics at Eindhoven University of Technology and scientific director of COBRA from 2004 to 2006. From 2006 until 2010, he was Dean of the Faculty Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Daan has (co)authored more than 440 publications in international scientific journals and conference proceedings. He has (co)edited nine books.

Appendix

Table 2:

List of acronyms.

AMZIAsymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer
ARAntireflection
ASPICApplication-specific photonic integrated circuit
AWGArrayed wave guide
BBBuilding block
CCLCoupled-cavity laser
CWContinuous wave
DBRDistributed Bragg reflector
DFBDistributed feedback
EAMElectroabsorption modulation
ERMElectrorefractive modulator
FPFabry-Pérot
FSRFree spectral range
FTTHFiber to the home
HHIHeinrich Hertz institute
HCSELHorizontal-cavity surface-emitting laser
ISOIsolator
MMIMultimode interference
MPWMultiproject wafer
OCTOptical coherence tomography
PICPhotonic integrated circuit
QDQuantum dot
RReflector
RORelaxation oscillation
SASaturable absorber
SMESmall- and medium-sized enterprise
SMSRSide-mode suppression ratio
SOASemiconductor optical amplifier
VCSELVertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

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Received: 2015-1-22
Accepted: 2015-2-27
Published Online: 2015-4-3
Published in Print: 2015-4-1

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https://doi.org/10.1515/aot-2015-0014
Keywords for this article
lasers and laser optics; photonic integrated circuits; semiconductor lasers

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Cover and Frontmatter
  2. Community
  3. News from the European Optical Society
  4. Conference Calendar
  5. Topical Issue: Integrated Photonic Devices: Sensors, Materials, Systems
  6. Editorial
  7. Special issue on ‘integrated photonic devices: sensors, materials, systems’
  8. Review Articles
  9. Silicon photonics WDM transmitter with single section semiconductor mode-locked laser
  10. Photonic IC design software and process design kits
  11. Open access to technology platforms for InP-based photonic integrated circuits
  12. AlGaInAs MOVPE selective area growth for photonic integrated circuits
  13. Lasers in InP generic photonic integration technology platforms
  14. TriPleX: a versatile dielectric photonic platform
  15. Review Article
  16. Considerations on automation of coating machines
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