• DocumentCode
    520436
  • Title

    Rate equation analysis of quantum dot population in InAs/GaAs laser structures

  • Author

    O´Driscoll, I. ; Blood, P. ; Smowton, P.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Cardiff Univ., Cardiff, UK
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Using a rate equation model we quantitatively reproduce experimental results showing the transition from random to thermal population across the whole temperature range and measure the impact on laser operation.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; quantum dot lasers; InAs-GaAs; laser structures; quantum dot population; rate equation analysis; thermal population; Absorption; Electrons; Equations; Gain measurement; Gallium arsenide; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Phonons; Quantum dot lasers; Temperature distribution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500014