Erbium-implanted high-Q silica toroidal microcavity laser on a silicon chip

Bumki Min, Tobias J. Kippenberg, Lan Yang, Kerry J. Vahala, Jeroen Kalkman, Albert Polman

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Abstract

Lasing from an erbium-doped high-Q silica toroidal microcavity coupled to a optical fiber was investigated. Average erbium ion concentrations in the range 0.009-0.09 at.%, and a threshold power as low as 4.5 μW and an output lasing power as high as 39.4 μW were obtained. It was found that controlling lasing wavelength in a discrete way at each whispering-gallery mode was possible by changing the cavity loading. Analytic formulas predicting threshold power and differential slope efficiency were derived.

Original languageEnglish
Article number033803
Pages (from-to)033803-1-033803-12
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume70
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2004

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