Summary
Can flat-band and bound-state engineering reduce the size of a photonic-crystal laser?
Combines modal confinement and radiation suppression in a THz quantum-cascade platform.
Demonstrates electrically pulsed lasing in the fabricated structures.
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Commentary
The measurements are cryogenic, around 8.6 K, and in the THz range—not a room-temperature near-IR VCSEL.
Shares modal-engineering ideas with PCSELs, but not their complete materials or operating conditions.
Interpretation and connections in this note, separate from the authors’ reported findings.