C-and L-band erbium-doped aluminum oxide lasers with silicon nitride distributed bragg reflector cavities

We demonstrate erbium-doped waveguide lasers with lithographically-defined silicon nitride distributed Bragg reflectors. We measure output powers of up to 5 mW and show emission over a wide wavelength range (1536, 1561 and 1596 nm). © OSA 2013.