Nonlinear gain suppression in quantum-well lasers due to carrier heating: The roles of carrier energy relaxation, electron-hole interaction, and Auger effect

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1441-1443

  Wang, Jian ^a,b   Schweizer, Heinz ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; HEATING; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

AUGER HEATING; CARRIER ENERGY RELAXATION; ELECTRON HOLE INTERACTION; NONLINEAR GAIN COEFFICIENT;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0030283580     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.541543     Document Type: Article

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