Thermodynamic balance in the modelling of quantum well lasers

G. M. Lewis; J. D. Thomson; P. M. Smowton; H. D. Summers; P. Blood

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2001),
paper CMB3

Thermodynamic balance in the modelling of quantum well lasers

G. M. Lewis, J. D. Thomson, P. M. Smowton, H. D. Summers, and P. Blood

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2001

Baltimore, Maryland United States
6–10 May 2001
ISBN: 1-55752-662-1

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Semiconductor Laser Physics and Dynamics (CMB)

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G. M. Lewis, J. D. Thomson, P. M. Smowton, H. D. Summers, and P. Blood, "Thermodynamic balance in the modelling of quantum well lasers," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, J. Kafka, K. Vahala, R. Williamson, and A. Willner, eds., OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2001), paper CMB3.

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Abstract

The assumption of quasi-equilibrium within the electron and hole energy distributions is at the heart of most semiconductor laser diode gain theories and is the basis for models used to design and optimise devices.

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