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Microscopic modeling of gain and luminescence in semiconductors.

Journal Article · · Proposed for publication in the IEEE Special Issue on Quantum Electronics.
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  1. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  2. Phillips-Universitüt Marburg, Marburg, Germany

The capabilities of a fully microscopic approach for the calculation of optical material properties of semiconductor lasers are reviewed. Several comparisons between the results of these calculations and measured data are used to demonstrate that the approach yields excellent quantitative agreement with the experiment. It is outlined how this approach allows one to predict the optical properties of devices under high-power operating conditions based only on low-intensity photo luminescence (PL) spectra. Examples for the gain-, absorption-, PL- and linewidth enhancement factor-spectra in single and multiple quantum-well structures, superlattices, Type II quantum wells and quantum dots, and for various material systems are discussed.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
915189
Report Number(s):
SAND2003-0648J
Journal Information:
Proposed for publication in the IEEE Special Issue on Quantum Electronics., Journal Name: Proposed for publication in the IEEE Special Issue on Quantum Electronics.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English