Breakthroughs in Semiconductor Lasers

• Main Authors: Mark T. Crowley, Vassilios Kovanis, Luke F. Lester
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2012-01-01
• Series: IEEE Photonics Journal
• Subjects: Mid-infrared (IR) lasers; nanolasers; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs); semiconductor lasers; vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers (VECSELs); quantum dots (QDs)
• Online Access: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6251844/
• ISSN: 1943-0655

The latest breakthroughs on the frontiers of semiconductor laser capabilities are presented. Achievements including the impressive advances in high-speed lasers with low pJ/bit energy consumption, high-power vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers (VECSELs), advances in Ill-nitrides, record-high temperature operation quantum dot lasers, the longest wavelength Type-I quantum well lasers to date, and the fascinating field of nanolasers with ultralow volume and threshold are all discussed.