Title :
Structural dependence of optical gain and carrier losses in InGaN quantum well lasers
Author :
Hader, J. ; Moloney, J.V. ; Koch, S.W.
Abstract :
Using fully microscopic models it is shown that piezoelectric fields in InGaN/GaN quantum well structures lead to complex structural dependencies of the optical gain and carrier losses resulting in non-trivial minima for the threshold current.
Keywords :
Absorption; Electron optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical losses; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Photonic band gap; Quantum well lasers; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431372
