Simulation of gain in quantum cascade lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7230, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Wacker, Andreas ^a   Nelander, Rikard ^a   Weber, Carsten ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Linewidth; Quantum Cascade Laser; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION EFFECTS; GAIN SPECTRUM; GAIN WITHOUT INVERSIONS; LASER LEVELS; NON-EQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S FUNCTIONS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASER; SCATTERING PROCESS; SIMULATION;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GREEN'S FUNCTION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LASERS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 63449122522     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.808882     Document Type: Conference Paper

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