Localized auger recombination in quantum-dot lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1140-1146

  Blood, Peter ^a   Pask, Helen ^a   Summers, Huw D ^a   Sandall, Ian ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auger recombination; Quantum dot lasers; Recom bination proceses; Temperature dependence of threshold current

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; THRESHOLD CURRENT DENSITY;

AUGER RECOMBINATION; ENSEMBLE RECOMBINATION; QUANTUM-DOT LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 36348956142     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.907541     Document Type: Article

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