Hot electrons and curves of constant gain in long wavelength quantum well lasers

Optics Express

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 125-130

  Gorfinkel, Vera ^a   Kisin, Mikhail ^a   Luryi, Serge ^a  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; HEATING; KINETIC ENERGY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ELECTRON ENERGY; INJECTION CURRENT; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; QUANTUM WELL DEVICES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0942288537     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.2.000125     Document Type: Article

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