Band model for light-polarization selection in unstrained quantum-well vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 033819-033811

  Prati, F ^a,d   Fratta, L ^b,e   Travagnin, M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia Milan   (Italy)

^e INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BAND STRUCTURE; BIREFRINGENCE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

BLOCH EQUATION; CONDUCTION BAND; UNSTRAINED QUANTUM WELL LASER; VALENCE BAND; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0034270076     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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