Title :
Many particle theory for optical gain in quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Pereira, M.F., Jr. ; Wacker, A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Microelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. Coll. Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
Nonequilibrium optical gain is computed for quantum cascade lasers. The Greens functions theory consistently treats transport and optics with the same microscopic footing, incorporating design details of the structure and many particle effects.
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; laser theory; optical design techniques; optical microscopy; quantum cascade lasers; Greens functions theory; incorporating design; microscopic footing; nonequilibrium optical gain; particle effect; particle theory; quantum cascade laser; Electron optics; Laser theory; Optical computing; Optical design; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum computing; Quantum mechanics; Steady-state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2