A full-time-domain approach to spatio-temporal dynamics of semiconductor lasers. I. Theoretical formulation

Progress in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 159-246

  Böhringer, Klaus ^a   Hess, Ortwin ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Full time domain theory and FDTD modelling; Maxwell semiconductor Bloch equations; Microscopic many body processes; Semiconductor laser theory; Semiconductor microcavities; Ultrafast carrier dynamics

Indexed keywords

CIVIL AVIATION; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; CONTROL THEORY; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LASER THEORY; LASERS; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MICROCAVITIES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

FULL-TIME-DOMAIN THEORY AND FDTD MODELLING; MAXWELL SEMICONDUCTOR BLOCH EQUATIONS; MICROSCOPIC MANY-BODY PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTOR MICROCAVITIES; ULTRAFAST CARRIER DYNAMICS;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 56949106355     PISSN: 00796727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pquantelec.2008.10.002     Document Type: Review

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