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Designing photonic crystal waveguide–based quantum dot semiconductor lasers for optical telecommunication applications

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Semiconductor lasers are one of the basic components of optical telecommunication systems that affect the performance of optical telecommunication systems. In this paper, the most important goals considered are the work speed of semiconductor lasers, the dimensions of lasers, and the device’s power consumption. To achieve these goals, utilizing slow-light photonic crystal waveguides in quantum dot semiconductor lasers has been proposed and investigated. The results of this study show that by using a wave on a slow photonic crystal, the threshold current of quantum dot lasers can be significantly reduced. The simulation results of the rate equations show that the threshold current of the designed photon crystal laser is about 30 μA, and the laser has a latency of less than 100 ps. Given the many advantages of photonic crystal lasers presented in this study, it is expected that the proposed structure for edge-emission photon crystal lasers will be considered for applications that require lasers with small dimensions and low threshold currents.

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Zhao, X. Designing photonic crystal waveguide–based quantum dot semiconductor lasers for optical telecommunication applications. emergent mater. 6, 663–669 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-023-00477-0

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