Optical gain and absorption of quantum dots measured using an alternative segmented contact method

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 725-732

  Xin, Y C ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Martinez, Anthony ^a   Rotter, Thomas J ^a   Su, Hui ^b   Zhang, Lei ^c   Gray, Allen L ^c   Luong, S ^d   Sun, K ^c   Zou, Z ^c   Zilko, John ^c   Varangis, Petros M ^c   Lester, Luke F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Everitt Laboratory   (United States)

^c Zia Laser Incorporated   (United States)

^d OptiComp Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical gain; Quantum dots; Segmented contact method; Spontaneous emission

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047221050     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.876709     Document Type: Article

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