Quantum dot mode-locked frequency comb with ultra-stable 25.5 GHz spacing between 20&#176;C and 120&#176;C

Shujie Pan; Jianou Huang; Zichuan Zhou; Zhixin Liu; Lalitha Ponnampalam; Zizhuo Liu; Mingchu Tang; Mu-Chieh Lo; Zizheng Cao; Kenichi Nishi; Keizo Takemasa; Mitsuru Sugawara; Richard Penty; Ian White; Alwyn Seeds; Huiyun Liu; Siming Chen

doi:10.1364/PRJ.399957

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