Regrowth-free AlGaInAs MQW polarization controller integrated with a sidewall grating DFB laser

Xiao Sun; Song Liang; Weiqing Cheng; Shengwei Ye; Yiming Sun; Yongguang Huang; Ruikang Zhang; Jichuan Xiong; Xuefeng Liu; John H. Marsh; Lianping Hou

doi:10.1364/PRJ.480676

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