• 文献标题:   A parity-time symmetrysingle-mode laser based on graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   REN ZL, WANG XY, HE K, JIN CY, KAN Q
  • 作者关键词:   paritytime symmetry, single mode, graphene, distributed feedback, hybrid integration, hybrid laser
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS
  • ISSN:   0950-0340 EI 1362-3044
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1080/09500340.2017.1343401
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

The development of advanced optical systems, especially coherent optical systems demands high-performance single-mode lasers. Here, we proposed a parity-time symmetry single-mode laser based on graphene with superior performance over the widely utilized technologies of the index-coupled DFB laser working at telecommunication wavelength. The unique properties of graphene have been used to tune the III-V/Silicon hybrid laser to the PT symmetry broken phase where the lasing mode has a minimum overlap with graphene nanostructures while all other modes have been suppressed by the loss in graphene. Our results suggest a high-performance silicon-based laser source for photonic integrated circuits. Such a compact single-mode laser source can be widely used in some applications, such as on-chip optical interconnects, optical spectrometry, biochemical sensing and imaging.