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Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 12, 1888(2020)

Comparison of growth structures for continuous-wave electrically pumped 1.55 μm quantum dash lasers grown on (001) Si

Wei Luo^1,2、†, Ying Xue^1、†, Jie Huang¹, Liying Lin¹, Bei Shi¹, and Kei May Lau^1、*

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¹Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

²e-mail: wluoag@connect.ust.hk

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Category: Optical and Photonic Materials

Received: Jul. 28, 2020

Accepted: Oct. 5, 2020

Published Online: Nov. 23, 2020

The Author Email: Kei May Lau (eekmlau@ust.hk)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.403938

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