articleLight Science & ApplicationsJan 30, 2026GOLD OA

Exploring the feedback limits of quantum dot lasers for isolator-free photonic integrated circuits

YSYing ShiBDBozhang DongXOXiangpeng OuAPArtem ProkoshinCSChen Shang

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology · University of California, Santa Barbara

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Abstract

Reflections from on-chip components pose significant challenges to stable laser operation in photonic integrated circuits (PICs). Quantum dot (QD) lasers, with low linewidth enhancement factors and high damping rates, are promising for isolator-free integration, yet earlier feedback studies were capped near -10 dB feedback and never reached coherence collapse (CC). As a result, one could only conclude that QD lasers tolerate feedback up to -10 dB, leaving open whether they remain reliable in practical PICs where lower coupling losses allow much stronger feedback. Here, we optimized QD lasers through advanced epitaxial growth and fabrication and developed a setup that delivers feedback up to 0 dB. Under these…

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  • Laser linewidth
  • Laser
  • Photonic integrated circuit
  • Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy)
  • Photonics
  • Electronic circuit
  • Quantum dot
  • Quantum dot laser
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