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Electrically driven random lasing from a modified Fabry–Pérot laser diode
Researchers present a cost-effective approach to make electrically driven random lasers, by modifying commercially available laser diodes.
- Antonio Consoli
- , Niccolò Caselli
- & Cefe López
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A photonic integrated quantum secure communication system
Quantum photonic integrated circuits for a standalone quantum secure communication system are developed and packaged into pluggable interconnects. The system is interfaced with 100 Gb s–1 data encryptors and its performance is evaluated over 10 km to 50 km fibre links.
- Taofiq K. Paraïso
- , Thomas Roger
- & Andrew J. Shields
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Review Article |
Prospects and challenges of colloidal quantum dot laser diodes
Colloidal quantum dots may offer solution-processable lasers, with a wide range of colours available. Technical hurdles and progress towards realization of useful quantum dot laser diodes is reviewed.
- Heeyoung Jung
- , Namyoung Ahn
- & Victor I. Klimov
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Directly modulated membrane lasers with 108 GHz bandwidth on a high-thermal-conductivity silicon carbide substrate
Directly modulated membrane distributed reflector lasers are fabricated on a silicon carbide platform. The 3 dB bandwidth, four-level pulse-amplitude modulation speed and operating energy for transmitting one bit are 108 GHz, 256 Gbit s−1 and 475 fJ, respectively.
- Suguru Yamaoka
- , Nikolaos-Panteleimon Diamantopoulos
- & Shinji Matsuo
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Narrow-linewidth lasing and soliton Kerr microcombs with ordinary laser diodes
A broadband multi-frequency Fabry–Pérot laser diode, when coupled to a high-Q microresonator, can be efficiently transformed to an ~100 mW narrow-linewidth single-frequency light source, and subsequently, to a coherent soliton Kerr comb oscillator.
- N. G. Pavlov
- , S. Koptyaev
- & M. L. Gorodetsky
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Continuous-wave lasing in an organic–inorganic lead halide perovskite semiconductor
Optically pumped continuous-wave lasing is achieved in methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) distributed feedback lasers that are maintained below the MAPbI3 tetragonal-to-orthorhombic phase transition temperature of 160 K.
- Yufei Jia
- , Ross A. Kerner
- & Noel C. Giebink
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Hybrid indium phosphide-on-silicon nanolaser diode
By exploiting one-dimensional photonic crystal nanocavities, an ultra-compact indium phosphide-on-silicon laser diode with low current threshold, high wall-plug efficiency and high integrability is demonstrated.
- Guillaume Crosnier
- , Dorian Sanchez
- & Fabrice Raineri
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News & Views |
The bio-mission of diode lasers
Diode lasers represent a viable alternative to light sources used in many biomedical applications. Their ongoing development will further increase their importance, offering not only multiple wavelength ranges, but also higher power levels.
- Rachel Won
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Editorial |
Remembering the laser diode
Fifty years ago, researchers at a handful of laboratories around the world were reporting lasing from the first semiconductor lasers. Our IT infrastructure today relies on their diligence and success.
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Deterministic polarization chaos from a laser diode
Chaotic behaviour is observed in the polarization of the output from a vertical-cavity surface emitting laser without the need for any external stimulus or feedback. The origin is nonlinear coupling between two elliptically polarized modes within the device.
- Martin Virte
- , Krassimir Panajotov
- & Marc Sciamanna
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Long-wavelength InAs/GaAs quantum-dot laser diode monolithically grown on Ge substrate
Growing a group III–V quantum dot laser directly on a group IV substrate could provide silicon photonics with a convenient new form of laser source for use in optoelectronic circuitry.
- Huiyun Liu
- , Ting Wang
- & Alwyn Seeds
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Research Highlights |
Milestones in laser development
Widely tunable and narrow-linewidth chip-scale lasers from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelengths
Physics and applications of laser diode chaos