Effects of Strain and Coulomb interaction on gain and refractive index in quantum-well lasers
Journal Article
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· Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States)
- Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 (United States)
- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)
The eigenstates of the coupled-band Luttinger Hamiltonian are used to derive modified optical Bloch equations for strained layer semiconductor heterostructures. An average effective-mass approximation is introduced, and the single-plasmon-pole approximation for the screened Coulomb interaction is extended for the multiple-subband case. Spectra of the optical absorption/gain and of the antiguiding (linewidth enhancement) factor are computed by use of a high-density Pade approximation for the quantum-well susceptibility. We compared results for various strained and unstrained systems.
- OSTI ID:
- 6380911
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States) Vol. 10:5; ISSN JOBPDE; ISSN 0740-3224
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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665000* -- Physics of Condensed Matter-- (1992-)
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
ALUMINIUM ARSENIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
AMPLIFICATION
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
BLOCH THEORY
COULOMB FIELD
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
GAIN
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
HAMILTONIANS
INDIUM ARSENIDES
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
INDIUM PHOSPHIDES
LASERS
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHOSPHIDES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PNICTIDES
QUANTUM OPERATORS
REFRACTIVE INDEX
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
SOLID STATE LASERS
SPECTRA
STRAINS
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
ALUMINIUM ARSENIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
AMPLIFICATION
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
BLOCH THEORY
COULOMB FIELD
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
GAIN
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
HAMILTONIANS
INDIUM ARSENIDES
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
INDIUM PHOSPHIDES
LASERS
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHOSPHIDES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PNICTIDES
QUANTUM OPERATORS
REFRACTIVE INDEX
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
SOLID STATE LASERS
SPECTRA
STRAINS