Quantum noise and squeezing in semiconductor nanolasers and nanoLEDs

Abstract

On-chip optical interconnects require light-sources with reduced energy cost, small footprint and low noise. We show that semiconductor nanolasers and nanoLEDs may feature squeezed intensity noise by exploiting novel cavity designs based on extreme dielectric confinement. NanoLEDs may be advanta-geous as compared to nanolasers.