Welcome

Session 1:   Chair:          Martin Virte                   

9:15-9:45             Coupled lasers on Photonic Integrated Circuits – Invited Talk
Frank Peters
Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork  

9:45-10:00           Novel ultra-short light pulse emitters utilizing multiple wide quantum well
Nicolas Torcheboeuf, Valentin Mitev, Laurent Balet, Philippe Renevey, Michel Krakowski, Patrick Resneau, Alexandre Larrue, Jean-Pierre Legoec, Yannick Robert, Eric Vinet, Michel Garcia, Olivier Parillaud, Bruno Gerard, Dmitri L. Boiko
Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique SA (CSEM),
III-V Lab

10:00-10:15         Silicon Photonic Crystal Fourier Domain Mode Locked Laser
S. M. Butler, P. K. J. Singaravelu, L. O’Faolain , and S. P. Hegarty
Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis - Cork Institute of Technology, Tyndall National Institute, Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA)                

10:15-10:30         A Mode-Locked Ring Laser Diode With An Intracavity Mach-Zehnder Filter For Increased Repetition Rate
L. Nielsen, M. J. R. Heck
Department of Engineering - Aarhus University, Eindhoven University of Technology

Break

Session 2: Chair:
Geert Morthier

11:00-11:15         Introduction to the International Semiconductor Laser conference 2021, Potsdam
Paul Crump
Ferdinand Braun Institute - Berlin                 

11:15-11:30         Material interfaces as performance-limiting factors in high power GaAs-based diode lasers
P. Crump and G. Tränkle
Ferdinand Braun Institute - Berlin                 

11:30-11:45         Single-Mode-Heterogeneous-III-V-Si3N4-Laser
Camiel Op-de-Beeck, Gunther Roelkens, Bart Kuyken
Photonics Research Group, Department of Information Technology - Ghent University - imec, Center for Nano- and Biophotonics - Ghent University                   

11:45-12:00         23.5 nm wavelength tuning of a 1550 nm VCSEL in CW operation based on the liquid crystal micro-cells technology
C. Levallois, C. Paranthoen, B. Boisnard, T. Camps, B. Sadani, K. Tavernier, S. Bouchoule, L. Dupont, M. Alouini, P. Debernardi and V. Bardinal
Univ Rennes - INSA Rennes – CNRS - Institut FOTON – UMR 6082, Univ Toulouse – CNRS - LAAS, C2N – CNRS - Université Paris-Sud, IMT Atlantique - Optics Department - Plouzané, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), IEIIT      

12:00-12:30         Hybrid integrated diode lasers for the infrared and visible based on silicon nitride waveguide feedback circuits - Invited Talk
Klaus Boller
University of Twente

Lunch break

Session 3: Chair: Kathy_Lüdge                                                

13:30- 14:00        Towards few photon bifurcations in coupled nanolasers – Invited Talk
Alejandro M. Yacomotti
CNRS/C2N (Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)

14:00-14:15         Dual threshold excitability
Michael Dillane, B. Lingnau, E.A. Viktorov, I. Dubinkin, N. Fedorov and B. Kelleher
Department of Physics - University College Cork, Tyndall National Institute - University College Cork, National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, Saint Petersburg      

14:15-14:30         1.3 µm InP based quantum dot lasers
Vinayakrishna Joshi, * S. Bauer, V. Sichkovskyi, F. Schnabel, and J. P. Reithmaier
Technische Physik - Institute of Nanostructure Technologies and Analytics (INA) – CINSaT - University of Kassel 

14:30-14:45         A quantum dot-based semiconductor membrane external-cavity surface-emitting laser (MECSEL) emitting around 1.5 μm
Philipp Tatar-Mathes, H.-M. Phung, H. Kahle, C. Paranthoen, C. Levallois, N. Chevalier, M. Alouini, M. Guina
Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) - Physics Unit / Photonics - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences - Tampere University, Universite Rennes - INSA Rennes – CNRS - Institut FOTON–UMR 6082        

14:45-15:00         Influence of coupling strengths and delay phase settings on timing stability of self mode locked two section QDash lasers subject to dual loop optical feedback
Haroon Asghar and John G. McInerney
Department of Physics and Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork  

15:00-15:15         InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot based VECSEL and MIXSEL structures for the 1 μm wavelength range
Tanja Finke, V. Sichkovskyi, J. Nürnberg, M. Golling, U. Keller, and J. P. Reithmaier
Institute of Nanostructure Technologies and Analytics (INA), Technische Physik – CINSaT - University of Kassel, Institute for Quantum Electronics - Ultrafast Laser Physics Laboratory - ETH Zürich                                                                                       

Session 4    15:15-16:30  Poster session 1     
 

Poster 1      Optical frequency comb analysis of single-section mode-locked laser at 1500 nm
Navina Kleemann, M. A. Alloush, A. Bassal, C. Brenner, C. Fortin, K. Mekhazni, C. Calò, and M. R. Hofmann
Lehrstuhl für Photonik und Terahertztechnologie - Ruhr-Universität Bochum, III-V Lab

Poster 2      Beat note stability of a quantum dot comb laser
Leonard Wegert, Dominik Auth ,Christoph Weber, Dmitry Kazakov, Johannes Hillbrand, Benedikt Schwarz, Federico Capasso, and Stefan Breuer
Institute of Applied Physics - Technische Universität Darmstadt, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - Harvard University, Institute of Solid State Electronics - TU Wien

Poster 3      Influence of Time-Delayed Feedback on the Dynamics of Temporal Localized States
Thomas Seidel, J.Javaloyes, S.V. Gurevich
Institute for Theoretical Physics - Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Departament de Física, Universitat de les Illes Balears & Institute of Applied Computing and Community Code (IAC-3) - Palma de Mallorca, Center for Nonlinear Science (CeNoS), University of Münster

Poster 4      Rate Equation Theory for Organic Diode Laser and Experimental Validation with Microcavity OLED
Daan Lenstra, Amani Ouirimi, Alex Chamberlain Chime, Nixson Loganathan, Mahmoud Chakaroun, Alexis P. A. Fischer
Institute of Photonics Integration - Eindhoven University of Technology, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers - UMR CNRS 7538, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord - Centrale de Proximité en Nanotechnologies de Paris Nord

Poster 5      Nonlinear dynamics induced by optical injection with a frequency comb
Yaya Doumbia, T. Malica, D. Wolfersberger, K. Panajotov and M. Sciamanna
Chaire Photonique – LMOPS - Centrale Supélec, Université de Lorraine – LMOPS – Metz, Brussels Photonics Group (B-PHOT) - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Institute of Solid State Physics - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Poster 6      Neuromorphic rate-coded representation of digital image data with a VCSEL-neuron
Matěj Hejda, J. Robertson, J. Bueno, J. A. Alanis and A. Hurtado
Institute of Photonics, SUPA Department of Physics - University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Poster 7      Dispersive instabilities in Passively Mode-Locked Integrated External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers
C. Schelte, D. Hessel, J. Javaloyes, S. Gurevich
Departament de Física, Universitat de les Illes Baleares, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Münster

Poster 8      High power laser structures at 905nm for LIDAR
M. Krakowski, P. Afuso-Roxo, J.P. Legoec, C. Theveneau, B. Vinter, P. Resneau, E. Vinet, Y. Robert, M.Garcia, O.Parillaud, B.Gerard
III-V Lab – Palaiseau - France
         

Session 5 Chair: Julien_Javaloyes                                         

16:30-16:45         Frequency comb generation by optical injection locking
Christoph Weber, Dominik Auth, Jan Lautenschläger, Dmitry Kazakov, Andreas Klehr, Andrea Knigge, Johannes Hillbrand, Benedikt Schwarz, Federico Capasso, and Stefan Breuer
Institute of Applied Physics - Technische Universität Darmstadt, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - Harvard University, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik – Berlin,  Institute of Solid State Electronics - TU Wien        
         

16:45-17:00         Dual-comb spectroscopy application of a 100 MHz line spacing optical frequency comb generated by gain-switching a laser diode
Clara Quevedo-Galán, V. Durán, A. Rosado, A. Pérez-Serrano, J.M.G. Tijero and I. Esquivias
CEMDATIC - E.T.S.I. Telecomunicación - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), GROC-UJI - Institute of New Imaging Technologies (INIT) - Universitat Jaume I
         

17:00-17:15         Analysis of the phase-locking dynamics of a III-V-on-silicon mode-locked laser
A. Verschelde, K. Van Gasse, B. Kuyken, M. Giudici, G. Huyet, M. Marconi
Université Côte d’Azur - Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique - Institut de Physique de Nice, Photonics Research Group - Ghent University

17:15-17:30         Mode-locked diode laser as a source for two-photon microscopy
M. A. Alloush, L. Braun, D. N. Huynh, C. Brenner, P. Prochnow, A. Klehr, J. Bandow, A. Knigge, and M. R. Hofmann
Lehrstuhl für Photonik und Terahertztechnologie - Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut - Leibniz Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.

17:30-18:15         Scalable photonics: an optimized approach – Keynote Talk
Jelena Vučković
Stanford University

Session 6 Chair:
Antonio_Hurtado                                         

9:00-9:45   High-beta nanolasers: Current developments, physics and application perspectives – Keynote Talk
Stephan Reitzenstein
Technische Universität Berlin               

9:45-10:00 Image Edge Feature Detection with Spiking Photonic VCSEL Neurons   
Joshua Robertson, Y. Zhang, M. Hejda, J. Alanis, J. Bueno, S. Xiang, and A. Hurtado
Institute of Photonics - Dept. of Physics - University of Strathclyde - Technology and Innovation Centre – Glasgow, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networks, Xidian University

10:00-10:15         Surface passivation of GaAs/AlGaAs nanopillars for efficient sub-λ nanoLEDs and nanolasers
B. Jacob, J. Borme, B. Romeira
INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Ultrafast Bio- and Nanophotonics - 2D Materials and Devices    

10:15-10:30         Fabrication and operation up to 200K of a GaN/AlGaN polariton laser in a waveguided horizontal-cavity configuration
M. Gromovyi, H. Souissi, C. Brimont, E. Cambril, L. Doyennette, S. Rennesson, B. Alloing, F. Semond, J. Zuniga-Perez, S. Bouchoule, T. Guillet
Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N) – CNRS - Université Paris-Saclay, Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C) - Université de Montpellier - CNRS, CRHEA – CNRS – UCA - Valbonne       

10:30-11:00         Optical and excitonic properties of 2D semiconductors - Invited Talk
Nina Owschimikow
Technische Universität Berlin               

Break

Session 7 Chair:
Lorenzo Columbo   

11:30-11:45         High-speed capabilities of a directly modulated packaged quantum cascade laser emitting at 4 μm
Lauréline Durupt, Olivier Spitz, Frédéric Grillot
LTCI Télécom Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Center for High Technology Materials - University of New-Mexico    

11:45-12:00         Semiconductor membrane external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (MECSELs): Pump laser arrangement, power scaling and thermal management
H. Kahle, H.-M. Phung, P. Tatar-Mathes, A. Rogers, J.-P. Penttinen, P. Rajala, S. Ranta, M. Guina
Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) - Physics Unit / Photonics - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences - Tampere University

12:00-12:15         GaSb ECDL design for ultra-fast wavelength tuning in the MIR
Morten Hoppe, Sebastian Schmidtmann, Martin Honsberg, Herve Tatenguem, Tobias Milde, Joachim R. Sacher, Shanshan Gu-Stoppel, Frank Senger
Sacher Lasertechnik GmbH, Sensor Photonics GmbH, Fraunhofer-Institut für Siliziumtechnologie     

12:15-12:30         Towards the generation of dissipative light bullets in semiconductor lasers
A. Bartolo, N. Vigne, M. Marconi, A. Garnache, G. Beaudoin, I. Sagnes, J. Javaloyes, S. V. Gurevich, M. Giudici
Université Côte d’Azur - Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique - Institut de Physique de Nice, Institut d’Electronique et des Systèmes - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Univ. Montpellier, Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology – CNRS - Universite Paris-Saclay

12:30-13:00         Experimental Observation of Highly Regular Entrained Oscillations in the Output of a Weakly Modulated Semiconductor Laser with Optical Feedback Near Threshold – Invited Talk
Cristina Masoller
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya                                                                

Session 8    13:00-14:30  Poster session 2

Poster 9      Extraction of frequency noise spectral components from delayed self-heterodyne measurements of a laser
Niklas Hedegaard Arent, M. Far Brusatori, and N. Volet Department of Engineering, Aarhus University

Poster 10    Versatile multimodality imaging system based on detectorless and scanless optical feedback interferometry – a retrospective overview for a prospective vision
Maurizio Dabbicco, L.L. Columbo, F.P. Mezzapesa, F. De Lucia, M. Brambilla, G. Scamarcio
Dipartimento di Fisica “Michelangelo Merlin”, Università degli Studi e Politecnico di Bari

Poster 11    How carrier memory enters the Haus master equation of mode-locking
Jan Hausen, K. Lüdge, S. Gurevich, J. Javaloyes
Institute of Theoretical Physics - Technische Universität Berlin,  Institute for Theoretical Physics - University of Münster, Dpt. de Física & IAC-3, Universitat de les Illes Baleares

Poster 12    Monolithic Integrated High-quality Microwave Signal Generation based on External Modulation Technique
Jessica César Cuello, Alberto Zarzuelo, Robinson C. Guzmán, Luc Augustin, Fernando Martín
Universidad Carlos III of Madrid, SENER Aeroespacial, SMART Photonics

Poster 13    Multimode interference reflector for anti-colliding III-Von-silicon-nitride mode-locked lasers
Stijn Poelman, Kasper Van Gasse, Bart Kuyken
Photonics Research Group - INTEC, Ghent University

Poster 14    Auger recombination in GeSn Quantum Wells
Aleksey Andreev and E.P. O’Reilly
Tyndall National Institute - University College Cork

Poster 15    Comparison of “Linear” and “Constant” Inverse Scattering Functions for use in Index-Patterned Fabry-Pérot Lasers
Niall Boohan and Eoin P. O’Reilly
Tyndall National Institute, Department of Physics, University College Cork

Poster 16    Thermal investigation of Two-Section Slotted Semiconductor Lasers
Robert McKenna, Sepideh T. Naimi, Simon Corbett, David McCloskey, and John F. Donegan
School of Physics - Trinity College Dublin, Future Networks and Communications (CONNECT) - Trinity College Dublin, Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) - Trinity College Dublin, Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin

Poster 17    Efficient single-pass second harmonic generation into the far UVC
E. Z. Ulsig and N. Volet
Dept. of Engineering, Aarhus University                  

Session 9 Chair: Miguel Soriano

14:30-15:00         Experimental Implementation of Ultrafast Recurrent Neural Networks using Reservoir Computing and Semiconductor Lasers – Invited Talk
Julián Bueno, Joshua Robertson, Matěj Hejda, and Antonio Hurtado
Institute of Photonics - SUPA Dept. of Physics - University of Strathclyde         

15:00-15:15         Reservoir Computing with ultrafast spin-lasers
Krishan Harkhoe, G. Verschaffelt, G. Van der Sande
Applied Physics research group, Vrije Universiteit Brussels

15:15-15:30         Phase-incoherent photonic molecules in V-shaped mode-locked VECSELs
Jan Hausen, J. Javaloyes, S.V. Gurevich, K. Lüdge
Institute of Theoretical Physics - Technische Universität Berlin, Departament de Física - Universitat de les Illes Balears & Institute of Applied Computing and Community Code (IAC-3), Institute for Theoretical Physics - University of Münster

15:30-15:45         Experimental and numerical analysis of the nonlinear dynamics induced by optical injection in optical frequency combs generated by gain-switched semiconductor lasers
Ana Quirce, A. Rosado, J. Díez, A. Valle, A. Pérez-Serrano, J.M.G. Tijero, L. Pesquera, I. Esquivias
Instituto de Física de Cantabria - CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Brussels Photonics B-PHOT, EMDATIC-E.T.S. I Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)

Poster Prize and Closing remarks