Lateral carrier confinement in miniature lasers using quantum dots

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 504-510

  Kim, Jin K ^a   Naone, Ryan L ^a   Coldren, Larry A ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MICROELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

CARRIER DIFFUSION; CARRIER LOSSES; LATERAL CARRIER CONFINEMENT; MINIATIVE LASERS; THRESHOLD CURRENT;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0034187187     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.865105     Document Type: Article

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