Title :
Coulomb attraction effects in CdZnSe quantum well lasers
Author :
Zory, P.S. ; Hsu, C.F. ; Rees, P. ; Haase, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL, USA
Abstract :
It is shown that Coulomb attraction in the electron-hole plasma in CdZnSe quantum wells plays an important role in determining the observed blue-shift in lasing wavelength with increasing carrier density. The relationship between Coulomb attraction and excitonic gain is also discussed.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; excitons; quantum well lasers; semiconductor plasma; zinc compounds; CdZnSe; CdZnSe quantum well laser; Coulomb attraction; blue shift; carrier density; electron-hole plasma; excitonic gain; Absorption; Charge carrier density; Laser modes; Laser theory; Photonic band gap; Plasma density; Predictive models; Quantum computing; Quantum well lasers; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure, WDM Components Technology, Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications, Gallium Nitride Materials, Processing, and Devi
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que., Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3891-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619254
