Optimizing AlxGa1-xN separate confinement heterostructure lasers with large band discontinuities

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 5930-5934

  Shah, Pankaj ^a   Mitin, Vladimir ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FERMI LEVEL; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; WAVEGUIDES;

BAND DISCONTINUITY; CHARGE CARRIER CONFINEMENT; GUIDED OPTICAL MODE; LASING THRESHOLD; OPTICAL LOSSES; SELF SUSTAINED PULSATION; SEPARATE CONFINEMENT HETEROSTRUCTURE LASER; THRESHOLD CURRENT;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031140352     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.364380     Document Type: Article

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