Abstract

A hybrid spiral-ring laser vertically coupled to a silicon waveguide is demonstrated to achieve stable and unidirectional output theoretically and experimentally. The mode competition between clockwise (CW) and counter-clockwise (CCW) modes is eliminated due to the mode coupling in a spiral resonator. The simulation results indicate that the CCW and CW direction traveling waves are dominant components, respectively, for the spiral resonator without and with an output waveguide. A hybrid AlGaInAs/Si spiral-ring laser is designed and fabricated vertically coupled to a silicon waveguide. For a spiral-ring laser with a radius of 30 μm and a ring width of 5 μm, the continuous-wave lasing threshold of 9.5 mA is obtained with the threshold current density of $1.1\mathrm{kA}/{\mathrm{cm}}^2$ at a temperature of 285 K. The output power fluctuations due to the mode competition between CW and CCW modes are eliminated. The output power from CCW direction is five times that from CW direction.

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