Title :
Electron-hole asymmetry and two-state lasing in quantum dot lasers
Author :
Viktorov, E.A. ; Mandel, Paul ; Tanguy, Yann ; Houlihan, John ; Huyet, Guillaume
Author_Institution :
Opt. Nonlineare Theorique, Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Abstract :
We study two-state quantum dot lasing and show that the asymmetry in the thermal population redistribution breaks the symmetric dynamical evolution of the electron-hole pairs. This fully explains the transition from two-state to single-state lasing observed experimentally.
Keywords :
laser theory; laser transitions; quantum dot lasers; electron-hole asymmetry; electron-hole pairs; quantum dot lasers; single-state lasing; thermal population redistribution; two-state lasing; Quantum dot lasers; US Department of Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567179
