Energy Consumption for High-Frequency Switching of a Quantum-Dot Microdisk Laser.

Authors :: Zhukov, A. E.
Moiseev, E. I.
Kryzhanovskaya, N. V.
Zubov, F. I.
Mozharov, A. M.
Kalyuzhnyi, N. A.
Mintairov, S. A.
Kulagina, M. M.
Blokhin, S. A.
Maximov, M. V.
Source :: Technical Physics Letters. Aug2019, Vol. 45 Issue 8, p847-849. 3p.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: We have studied characteristics of a 23-μm-diameter microdisk laser operating in a regime of direct high-frequency modulation at a stabilized heat-sink temperature of 18°C. It is found that the minimum energy consumption in this regime amounts to ~1.6 pJ/bit and is achieved at a modulation frequency of 4.2 GHz. The maximum modulation frequency is 6.7 GHz, at which the minimum energy consumption is 3.3 pJ/bit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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