13 March 2024InAs quantum dot-based one- and two-port multimode interference reflectors for integrated photonic devices: design, fabrication, and evaluation
Fwoziah T. Albeladi,1,2 Sara-Jayne Gillgrasshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2611-9168,1 Josie Travers-Nabialek,1 Pawan Mishra,1 Richard Forrest,1 Craig Allford,1 Tahani Albiladi,1,3 Samuel Shutts,1 Peter Smowton1
1Cardiff Univ. (United Kingdom) 2Univ. of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) 3King Saud Univ. (Saudi Arabia)
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1-port and 2-port multi-mode interference reflectors (MMIR) are excellent components for Photonic Integrated Circuits, being highly reflective and easy to fabricate. We demonstrate InAs-Quantum-Dot MMIR lasers, where the high reflectivity is particularly advantageous, with lower threshold current than Fabry-Perot ridge lasers with the same cavity length e.g. 6mA compared to 46-mA. The threshold current density of the 1-mm MMIR laser is equivalent to the Fabry-Perot laser with a 3-mm cavity length. MMIRs have a higher optical slope efficiency, indicating mirror reflectivity above 85%.
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