We present state of the art hybrid integrated GaSb/Si3N4 light sources towards building miniaturized and affordable sensors. Presented laser configurations include: 1) Widely tunable 2.7 µm wavelength laser with 170 nm continuous tuning range. 2) Discretely tunable laser for simultaneously multiwavelength spectroscopy of S2H, H2O and CO2-gasses with greatly simplified calibration procedure compared to conventional tunable lasers. 3) Lasers with ultra-pure spectrum at 2 µm wavelength reaching down to 6 kHz-linewidth towards use in atom spectroscopy or to seed advanced lasers. Used configurations and material systems are wavelength agnostic in 1.9 – 3 µm range and therefore capable to capture wide range of applications. We discuss about applications in environmental and industrial gas sensing and detection of biomarkers such as lactate, urea and glucose.
We demonstrate a hybrid GaSb/Si3N4 Vernier laser in an edge-coupled configuration emitting around 2.55 µm, consisting of a GaSb-based reflective semiconductor amplifier, and a reflective Si3N4 circuit, consisting of two resistively tunable ring resonators in a loop mirror towards Vernier type operation. The hybrid laser exhibited a threshold current of 190 mA, and a maximum output power of 6.4 mW around 325 mA injection current. Moreover, the hybrid laser showed a broad tuning range of 170 nm, with an access to wavelengths from 2474 nm to 2644 nm, and a > 1 mW output power across the whole tuning band.
Recent progress in developing tunable mid-IR (2.6 um range) integrated hybrid lasers, are demonstrated. the hybrid laser includes gain chips based on AlGaInAsSb/GaSb quantum wells and tunable reflectors based on micron-scale silicon on insulator integrated photonics platform. The devices exhibit milliwatt-level average power, 10 mW of peak powers and tuning ranges up to 60 nm. Factors limiting tuning range, spectral purity and maximum power are discussed. The demonstrated platform enables realization of tunable lasers for a wide range of applications requiring high performance light sources with emission wavelengths from 1.8 µm to 3 µm and beyond.
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