Semiconductor lasers are convenient and compact sources of light, offering highly efficient
operation, direct electrical control and integration opportunities. In this review we describe …

Edge-emitting mode-locked quantum-dot (QD) lasers are compact, highly efficient sources
for the generation of picosecond and femtosecond pulses and/or broad frequency combs …

This paper presents a selection of recent advances on two-section passively mode-locked
InGaAs-based quantum-dot laser diodes. Pulse generation is demonstrated for repetition …

Future bandwidth demand in optical communication and signal processing systems will
soon exceed 100 Gb s− 1 as is commonly forecasted from a throughput experience curve for …

Discovery of self-organized epitaxial quantum dots (QDs) resulted in multiple breakthroughs
in the field of physics of zero-dimensional heterostructures and allowed the advancement of …

Invention of non-disruptive fabrication technologies for semiconductor quantum dots
presented a dream for generations of semiconductor device engineers. Today, such …

In this monograph, the authors address the physics and engineering together with the latest
achievements of efficient and compact ultrafast lasers based on novel quantum-dot …

We numerically and experimentally investigate the high-speed small-signal cross-gain
modulation (XGM) characteristics of a quantum-dot (QD) semiconductor optical amplifier …

A complete characterization of pulse shape and phase of a 1.3 µm, monolithic-two-section,
quantum-dot mode-locked laser (QD-MLL) at a repetition rate of 40 GHz is presented, based …

Many bottom-up and top-down techniques for nanomaterial and nanostructure generation
have enabled the development of applications in nanoelectronics and nanophotonics …