We review epitaxial formation, basic properties, and device applications of a novel type of
nanostructures of mixed (0D/2D) dimensionality that we refer to as quantum well-dots …

In the past few decades, numerous high-performance silicon (Si) photonic devices have
been demonstrated. Si, as a photonic platform, has received renewed interest in recent …

Direct integration of high-performance laser diodes on silicon will dramatically transform the
world of photonics, expediting the progress toward low-cost and compact photonic …

Tunable semiconductor lasers are often listed in critical technology road maps for future
dense-wavelength-division-multiplexing (DWDM) systems and high-performance computing …

Wavelength tunable lasers are increasingly needed as key components for wavelength
resource management technologies in future dense wavelength division multiplexing …

Subwavelength micro-disk lasers (MDLs) as small as 1 μm in diameter on exact (001) silicon
were fabricated using colloidal lithography. The micro-cavity gain medium incorporating five …

Monolithic integration of high-performance semiconductor lasers on silicon enables wafer-
scale optical interconnects within photonic integrated circuits on a silicon manufacturing …

High-performance injection microdisk (MD) lasers grown on Si substrate are demonstrated
for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. Continuous-wave (CW) lasing in microlasers …

Semiconductor whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) microresonators are promising candidates
for creating compact, energy-efficient light sources (microlasers) for various applications …

Densely integrated devices on a single chip enable both complex functionality and economy
of scale. With a small footprint, microcavities with self-assembled InAs quantum dashes …