Abstract
We propose a novel low threshold, CMOS-compatible laser structure with a strained germanium gain medium and a photonic crystal cavity. We demonstrate 1.70% uniaxial tensile strain through experiments and design a high quality factor (>11,000) optical cavity around the gain medium.
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