DocumentCode
3317738
Title
The alpha factor of a quantum cascade laser
Author
Pereira, M.F. ; Nelander, R. ; Wacker, A.
Author_Institution
Mater. & Eng. Res. Inst., Sheffield Hallam Univ., Sheffield
fYear
2008
fDate
1-4 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
117
Lastpage
118
Abstract
A nonequilibrium Keldysh Green´s functions formalism is used to calculate the linewidth enhancement factor (alpha-factor) of a quantum cascade laser under operating conditions.
Keywords
Green´s function methods; laser beams; laser theory; quantum cascade lasers; alpha factor; linewidth enhancement factor; nonequilibrium Keldysh Green´s function formalism; quantum cascade laser; Equations; Green function; Green´s function methods; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Physics; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2008. NUSOD '08. International Conference on
Conference_Location
Nottingham
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2307-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NUSOD.2008.4668270
Filename
4668270
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