We review results on the optical injection of dual state InAs quantum dot-based
semiconductor lasers. The two states in question are the so-called ground state and first …

Optical localized states are usually defined as self-localized bistable packets of light, which
exist as independently controllable optical intensity pulses either in the longitudinal or …

We theoretically investigate the possibility of generating pulses in an excitable (asymmetric)
semiconductor ring laser (SRL) using optical trigger pulses. We show that the phase …

In spite of numerous theoretical and experimental reports of excitability in lasers with
injected signal based on the locking-unlocking transition, the response of the system to …

Excitability is a generic prediction for an optically injected semiconductor laser. However, the
details of the phenomenon differ depending on the type of device in question. For quantum …

We show that the long-established concept of a linewidth-enhancement factor α to describe
carrier-induced refractive index changes in semiconductor lasers breaks down in quantum …

Spiking neural networks (SNNs) communicate via discrete spikes, necessitating the
conversion between spike signals and real-valued signals for optimal encoding efficiency …

We employ a nonequilibrium energy balance and carrier rate equation model based on
microscopic semiconductor theory to describe the quantum-dot (QD) laser dynamics under …

The response of an optically injected quantum-dot semiconductor laser (SL) is studied both
experimentally and theoretically. In particular, the nature of the locking boundaries is …

Injection-locked semiconductor lasers can be brought to a neuronlike excitable regime when
parameters are set close to the unlocking transition. Here we study experimentally the …