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Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 8, 776(2018)

Directly modulated quantum dot lasers on silicon with a milliampere threshold and high temperature stability On the Cover

Yating Wan1、†,*, Daisuke Inoue1,2、†, Daehwan Jung1、†, Justin C. Norman3, Chen Shang3, Arthur C. Gossard3,4, and John E. Bowers3,4
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  • 1Institute for Energy Efficiency, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  • 2Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
  • 3Materials Department, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  • 4Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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    Yating Wan, Daisuke Inoue, Daehwan Jung, Justin C. Norman, Chen Shang, Arthur C. Gossard, John E. Bowers. Directly modulated quantum dot lasers on silicon with a milliampere threshold and high temperature stability[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(8): 776

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    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Apr. 13, 2018

    Accepted: Jun. 6, 2018

    Published Online: Aug. 1, 2018

    The Author Email: Yating Wan (yatingwan@ucsb.edu)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000776

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