Characterization of Effective Masses and Optical Gain in Strained Quantum-Well Lasers

• Authors: M.S. Wartak , T.-M. Ma , Z.-M. Li , T. Makino
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Valence-band structures, hole effective masses and optical gain have been calculated for strained-layer quantum-well laser structures. Results show a logarithmic relation between the peak optical gain and carrier concentration for all possible material compositions of the quaternary system.

Keywords

EN

71.25.Jd; 73.20.Dx

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1995
• Volume: 88
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 949-952

Dates

published

1995-11

Contributors

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M.S. Wartak

• Department of Physics and Computing, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5,

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T.-M. Ma

• Department of Physics and Computing, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5,

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Z.-M. Li

• Institute for Microstructural Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6

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T. Makino

• Advanced Technology Laboratory, Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4H7