Investigation and comparison of optical gain spectra of (Al,In)GaN laser diodes emitting in the 375 nm to 470 nm spectral range

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6485, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Schwarz, Ulrich T ^a   Braun, Harald ^a   Kojima, Kazunobu ^b   Funato, Mitsuru ^b   Kawakami, Yoichi ^b   Nagahama, Shinichi ^c   Mukai, Takashi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NICHIA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hakki Paoli method; InGaN laser diodes; Inhomogeneous broadening; Localized states; Optical gain

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERMI LEVEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL GAIN; PUMPING (LASER); THRESHOLD CURRENT DENSITY;

HAKKI-PAOLI METHOD; INGAN LASER DIODES; INHOMOGENEOUS BROADENING; LOCALIZED STATES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 34248681551     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.705867     Document Type: Conference Paper

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