A Non-Volatile Heterogeneous Quantum Dot III-V/Si DFB Laser with Optical Memristive Behavior

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Main Authors: Cheung, Stanley, Tossoun, Bassem, Liang, Di, Yuan, Yuan, Hu, Yingtao, Kurczveil, Geza, Yang, Xucheng, Beausoleil, Raymond
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Published: 2026
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author Cheung, Stanley
Tossoun, Bassem
Liang, Di
Yuan, Yuan
Hu, Yingtao
Kurczveil, Geza
Yang, Xucheng
Beausoleil, Raymond
author_facet Cheung, Stanley
Tossoun, Bassem
Liang, Di
Yuan, Yuan
Hu, Yingtao
Kurczveil, Geza
Yang, Xucheng
Beausoleil, Raymond
contents In this work, we introduce a non-volatile heterogeneous quantum dot (QD) III-V/Al2O3/Si distributed feedback (DFB) laser exhibiting optical memristive behavior. The device operates in the O-band (~1300 nm) with a threshold current density of 234 A/cm2 and a side-mode suppression ratio exceeding 48 dB. Co-integrated Al2O3-based memristors produce bipolar resistive switching, yielding non-volatile wavelength shifts of ~ 46 pm and ~ 17 dB peak power contrast with zero static holding power. The III-V/Al2O3/Si heterojunction memristor I-V hysteresis is also modeled. This new device enables simultaneous coherent light generation and persistent optical state storage, establishing a new class of active photonic memory for neuromorphic and reconfigurable WDM applications.
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spellingShingle A Non-Volatile Heterogeneous Quantum Dot III-V/Si DFB Laser with Optical Memristive Behavior
Cheung, Stanley
Tossoun, Bassem
Liang, Di
Yuan, Yuan
Hu, Yingtao
Kurczveil, Geza
Yang, Xucheng
Beausoleil, Raymond
Optics
In this work, we introduce a non-volatile heterogeneous quantum dot (QD) III-V/Al2O3/Si distributed feedback (DFB) laser exhibiting optical memristive behavior. The device operates in the O-band (~1300 nm) with a threshold current density of 234 A/cm2 and a side-mode suppression ratio exceeding 48 dB. Co-integrated Al2O3-based memristors produce bipolar resistive switching, yielding non-volatile wavelength shifts of ~ 46 pm and ~ 17 dB peak power contrast with zero static holding power. The III-V/Al2O3/Si heterojunction memristor I-V hysteresis is also modeled. This new device enables simultaneous coherent light generation and persistent optical state storage, establishing a new class of active photonic memory for neuromorphic and reconfigurable WDM applications.
title A Non-Volatile Heterogeneous Quantum Dot III-V/Si DFB Laser with Optical Memristive Behavior
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.22577