DocumentCode
1471386
Title
Optical Frequency Conductance, Susceptance and Admittance of Quantum Wells
Author
Szkopek, Thomas
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Volume
47
Issue
4
fYear
2011
fDate
4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
500
Lastpage
509
Abstract
Optical absorption and emission via interband and intersubband transitions in a quantum well can be described by a quantized optical frequency conductance proportional to the fine structure constant. We present a compact physical model based on optical frequency admittance for the interaction of light with quantum wells in photodetectors and semiconductor lasers.
Keywords
laser transitions; light absorption; optical frequency conversion; photodetectors; quantum wells; semiconductor lasers; fine structure constant; interband transitions; intersubband transitions; optical absorption; optical emission; optical frequency admittance; optical frequency conductance; optical frequency susceptance; photodetectors; quantum wells; semiconductor lasers; Absorption; Adaptive optics; Admittance; Electron optics; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Fine structure constant; photodetectors; quantum wells; semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.2010.2100809
Filename
5730176
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