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Optimization of the design and mode of operation of a QD laser for reducing the heat-to-bitrate ratio

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Heat dissipation under the high-speed modulation of quantum dot edge-emitting lasers is considered. It is shown that, for a given laser diode, there is a bias current at which the heat-to-bitrate ratio is minimized. Moreover, there exists a certain optimal optical loss of the laser cavity at which the lowest heat-to-bitrate ratio is provided for any design of edge-emitting lasers that can be fabricated from an epitaxial structure. The heat-to-bitrate ratio and the corresponding bitrate are numerically calculated and analytical expressions are derived. It is demonstrated that the heat-to-bitrate ratio of quantum dot edge-emitting lasers can be less than 0.4 pJ/bit at a bitrate exceeding 10 Gbit/s.

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  1. St. Petersburg Academic University-Nanotechnology Research and Education Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia

    A. E. Zhukov, A. V. Savelyev, M. V. Maximov, N. V. Kryzhanovskaya, N. Yu. Gordeev, Yu. M. Shernyakov, A. S. Payusov, A. M. Nadtochiy, F. I. Zubov & V. V. Korenev

  2. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia

    A. E. Zhukov, M. V. Maximov, N. V. Kryzhanovskaya, N. Yu. Gordeev, Yu. M. Shernyakov, A. S. Payusov & A. M. Nadtochiy

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    A. E. Zhukov & A. V. Savelyev

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Original Russian Text © A.E. Zhukov, A.V. Savelyev, M.V. Maximov, N.V. Kryzhanovskaya, N.Yu. Gordeev, Yu.M. Shernyakov, A.S. Payusov, A.M. Nadtochiy, F.I. Zubov, V.V. Korenev, 2013, published in Fizika i Tekhnika Poluprovodnikov, 2013, Vol. 47, No. 8, pp. 1102–1108.

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Zhukov, A.E., Savelyev, A.V., Maximov, M.V. et al. Optimization of the design and mode of operation of a QD laser for reducing the heat-to-bitrate ratio. Semiconductors 47, 1097–1102 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106378261308023X

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