Near-IR InAs/GaAs Quantum-Dot Lasers and their Application for Efficient Frequency Conversion

In this talk, I will review our recent results on the development of novel, compact, continuous-wave (CW) and ultrashort pulse, near-infrared (near-IR) InAs/GaAs quantum-dot (QD) based lasers and their application for the generation of light in the visible and terahertz (THz) spectral regions. This will include a discussion on the recent achievements in the development of broadly-tunable InAs/GaAs QD external-cavity diode lasers (ECDLs) in the CW and mode-locked (ML) regimes, an overview of the advances made with second harmonic generation (SHG) in periodically poled nonlinear crystal waveguides pumped by these lasers and a discussion on application of InAs/GaAs QD-based lasers for the development of ultra-compact room-temperature THz-generating laser sources.