Integration of semiconductor nanowire lasers with polymeric waveguide devices on a mechanically flexible substrate

Jevtics, Dimitars and Hurtado, Antonio and Guilhabert, Benoit and McPhillimy, John and Cantarella, Giuseppe and Gao, Qian and Tan, Hark Hoe and Jagadish, Chennupati and Strain, Michael J. and Dawson, Martin D. (2017) Integration of semiconductor nanowire lasers with polymeric waveguide devices on a mechanically flexible substrate. Nano Letters, 17 (10). pp. 5990-5994. ISSN 1530-6992 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02178)

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Abstract

Nanowire lasers are integrated with planar waveguide devices using a high positional accuracy micro-transfer printing technique. Direct nanowire to waveguide coupling is demonstrated, with coupling losses as low as -17 dB, dominated by mode mismatch between the structures. Coupling is achieved using both end-fire coupling into a waveguide facet, and from nanowire lasers printed directly onto the top surface of the waveguide. In-waveguide peak powers up to 11.8 μW are demonstrated. Basic photonic integrated circuit functions such as power splitting and wavelength multiplexing are presented. Finally, devices are fabricated on a mechanically flexible substrate to demonstrate robust coupling between the on-chip laser source and waveguides under significant deformation of the system.

ORCID iDs

Jevtics, Dimitars ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6678-8334, Hurtado, Antonio ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4448-9034, Guilhabert, Benoit ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3986-8566, McPhillimy, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3415-3796, Cantarella, Giuseppe ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1344-8483, Gao, Qian, Tan, Hark Hoe, Jagadish, Chennupati, Strain, Michael J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9752-3144 and Dawson, Martin D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-2989;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:61801
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    11 October 2017
    Published
    21 September 2017
    Published Online
    5 September 2017
    Accepted
    Notes:This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Nano Letters, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02178
    Keywords:nanowire lasers, nanowire coupling, photonic integration, nanophotonics, Solid state physics. Nanoscience, Bioengineering, Materials Science(all), Chemistry(all), Mechanical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics
    Subjects:Science > Physics > Solid state physics. Nanoscience
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Faculty of Science > Physics > Institute of Photonics
    Technology and Innovation Centre > Photonics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:14 Sep 2017 14:09
    Last modified:25 May 2023 10:02
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/61801
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