High wall- plug efficiency and narrow linewidth III-V-on-silicon C-band DFB laser diodes

Abstract

We present recent results on compact and power efficient C-band distributed feedback lasers through adhesive bonding of a III-V die onto a silicon-on-insulator circuit. A wall-plug efficiency up to 16% is achieved for bias currents below 40 mA. The laser cavity is 180 mu m long and a single facet output power up to 11 mW is measured at 20 degrees C by incorporating a broadband reflector in the silicon waveguide at one side of the cavity. Single mode operation at 1567 nm with a side mode suppression ratio of around 55 dB is demonstrated. By controlling the phase of the external feedback, the laser linewidth is decreased to 28 kHz. Measurement result shows a low relative intensity noise below -150 dB/Hz at 60 mA up to 6 GHz. We also report 20 and 10 Gbps data transmission at a bias current of 50 mA at 20 degrees C and 40 degrees C, respectively. (C) 2022 Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Optica Open Access Publishing Agreement