Title : 
The Gain and Related Characteristics of Self-Assembled Quantum Dash Structures
         
        
            Author : 
Chan, K.S. ; Wei, J.H.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China, e-mail: apkschan@cityu.edu.hk
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The effects of size fluctuation on the gain and related characteristics of quantum dash structures are analysed theoretically. Detailed comparison with quantum well structures and performance optimization by blue-shifting the emission energy are carried out.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Charge carrier processes; Fluctuations; Gaussian distribution; Indium phosphide; Laser stability; Physics; Quantum dots; Self-assembly; Substrates; Wires;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Emerging Technologies - Nanoelectronics, 2006 IEEE Conference on
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-9357-0
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/NANOEL.2006.1609746