Effects of carrier heating on laser dynamics - A Monte Carlo study

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2209-2220

  Alam, Muhammad A ^a   Lundstrom, Mark S ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensity modulation; LO phonons; Monte Carlo methods; Nonlinear gain; Semiconductor lasers; Spectral hole burning

Indexed keywords

HOT CARRIERS; LIGHT MODULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHONONS;

SPECTRAL HOLE BURNING;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0031383669     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.644104     Document Type: Article

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