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Traditional Distributed Feedback (DFB) or Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR) lasers typically utilize buried gratings as frequency-selective optical feedback mechanisms. However, the fabrication of such gratings often necessitates regrowth…
InAs/GaAs quantum dot (QD) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers are promising candidates for next-generation photonic integrated circuits. We present a design that incorporates an oxidized aperture confined surface grating (OASG) structure,…
We demonstrate a combination of optical and electronic feedback that significantly narrows the linewidth of distributed Bragg reflector lasers (DBRs). We use optical feedback from a long external fiber path to reduce the high-frequency…
We present the first demonstration of a 1550 nm multi-wavelength distributed feedback (MW-DFB) laser employing a third-order, four-phase-shifted sampled sidewall grating. By utilizing linearly chirped sampled gratings and incorporating…
We advance the concept of degenerate distributed feedback (DDFB) lasing in a double grating photonic structure that operates near a degenerate band edge (DBE) to achieve a robust single-frequency lasing regime. The DBE is an exceptional…
We report on the efficacy of a novel design for dielectric laser accelerators by adding a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) to a dual pillar grating accelerating structure. This mimics a double-sided laser illumination, resulting in an…
Quasi-bound states in the continuum (q-BICs) enable low-threshold lasing through high-Q cavity modes, yet their polarization tunability remains constrained by nanostructure-imposed cavity symmetries. By engineering a microcavity with an…
We present a simple, robust, narrow-linewidth, frequency-doubled semiconductor laser source suitable for laser cooling and repumping of $^9$Be$^+$ ions. A distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser diode operating at 626 nm is…
Optical microcavities with rotational symmetry have been widely used for narrowing linewidth and reducing frequency noise, however, the narrow but wavelength dependent optical feedback restricts the narrow linewidth laser works only at some…
Time-distributed optical feedback in semiconductor lasers has gained attention for its ability to produce high-quality chaos and effectively suppress the time-delay signature. However, the fundamental impact of the distribution of feedback…
We have developed terahertz frequency quantum cascade lasers that exploit a double-periodicity distributed feedback grating to control the emission frequency and the output beam direction independently. The spatial refractive index…
We propose a degenerate version of the Bragg condition, associated to a degenerate band edge (DBE). A standard Bragg condition can be implemented using a periodic grating that operates at the regular band edge. The structure we propose to…
Sub-wavelength dielectric gratings (SWG) have emerged recently as a promising alternative to distributed-Bragg-reflection (DBR) dielectric stacks for broadband, high-reflectivity filtering applications. A SWG structure composed of a single…
Recent advances in the development of ultra-low loss silicon nitride (Si3N4)-based photonic integrated circuits have allowed integrated lasers to achieve a coherence exceeding those of fiber lasers and enabled unprecedentedly fast…
This study proposes and experimentally demonstrates a distributed feedback (DFB) laser with a distributed phase shift (DPS) region at the center of the DFB cavity. By modeling the field intensity distribution in the cavity and the output…
A method for the agile generation of the optical frequencies required for laser cooling and atom interferometry of rubidium is demonstrated. It relies on fiber Bragg grating technology to filter the output of an electro-optic modulator and…
We report an easy-to-fabricate microcavity design to produce optically pumped high-$\beta$ quantum dot microlasers. Our cavity concept is based on a buried photonic-defect for tight lateral mode confinement in a quasi-planar microcavity…
Electrically-pumped lasers directly grown on silicon are key devices interfacing silicon microelectronics and photonics. We report here, for the first time, an electrically-pumped, room-temperature, continuous-wave (CW) and single-mode…
techniques can be considered as an attractive alternative to the often-cumbersome traditional manufacturing routes. With the use of high-power lasers, localized hot zones that are necessary for glass making can be obtained rapidly. For…
Common-signal-induced synchronization of semiconductor lasers with optical feedback inspired a promising physical key distribution with information-theoretic security and potential in high rate. A significant challenge is the requirement to…