Theory of semiconductor quantum-dot laser dynamics

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 495-505

  Chow, Weng W ^a   Koch, Stephan W ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hot carrier; Laser theory; Nonequilibrium carrier dynamics; Quantum dot lasers; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HAMILTONIANS; HOT CARRIERS; LASER THEORY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PLASMA HEATING; PUMPING (LASER); QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

NONEQUILIBRIUM CARRIER DYNAMICS; NONEQUILIBRIUM GAIN EFFECTS; QUANTUM DOT LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 17644421402     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.843948     Document Type: Article

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