Modeling quantum cascade lasers: Coupled electron and phonon transport far from equilibrium and across disparate spatial scales

Shi, Y. B.; Mei, S.; Jonasson, O.; Knezevic, I.

doi:10.1002/prop.201600084

Title: Modeling quantum cascade lasers: Coupled electron and phonon transport far from equilibrium and across disparate spatial scales

Journal Article · Wed Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Fortschritte der Physik

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.201600084· OSTI ID:1434270

Shi, Y. B. ^[1]; Mei, S. ^[1]; Jonasson, O. ^[1]; Knezevic, I. ^[1]

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (United States)

Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are high‐power coherent light sources in the midinfrared and terahertz parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. They are devices in which the electronic and lattice systems are far from equilibrium, strongly coupled to one another, and the problem bridges disparate spatial scales. We present our ongoing work on the multiphysics and multiscale simulation of far‐from‐equilibrium transport of charge and heat in midinfrared QCLs.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0008712; DE‐SC0008712

OSTI ID:: 1434270

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1401262

Journal Information:: Fortschritte der Physik, Vol. 65, Issue 6-8; ISSN 0015-8208

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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