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Prospects and applications of on-chip lasers
Zhican Zhou1, Xiangpeng Ou1, Yuetong Fang2
1Integrated Photonics Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Makkah Province Saudi Arabia.
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|January 9, 2023
Summary
This review explores on-chip silicon lasers for integrated photonics, detailing device integration and system applications like optical communications and sensors. It highlights potential for performance gains and mass production.
Area of Science:
- Photonics
- Materials Science
- Electrical Engineering
Background:
- Integrated silicon photonics offers scalable, power-efficient, and eco-friendly solutions.
- On-chip light sources are crucial for advancing silicon photonics platforms.
- Significant research investment targets on-chip laser development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a perspective on the state-of-the-art in application-driven on-chip silicon lasers.
- To explore device-level integration strategies and material systems.
- To discuss system-wide applications of integrated photonic circuits with on-chip lasers.
Main Methods:
- Review of different material systems for on-chip laser integration.
- Analysis of various integration methodologies.
- Exploration of system-wide applications and their potential.
Main Results:
- On-chip laser integration is advancing through diverse material and methods.
- Key applications include optical communications, LiDAR, sensors, quantum technologies, and optical computing.
- Silicon photonics enables substantial performance gains and mass production.
Conclusions:
- Integrated silicon photonics with on-chip lasers holds immense promise for future technologies.
- Further development is inspired by the attractive features of silicon photonics for diverse applications.
- The focus is on achieving performance gains, green solutions, and enabling mass production.
