Electronic band structures of GaInNAs/GaAs compressive strained quantum wells

The electronic structures of the Ga1-xInxNyAs1-y/GaAs compressive strained quantum wells are investigated using 6x6 k.p Hamiltonian including the heavy hole, light hole, and spin-orbit splitting band. By varying the well width and mole fraction of N in the well material, the effects of quantum confinement and compressive strain are examined. The curves of dependence of transition energy on well width and N mole fraction are obtained. The valence subband energy dispersion curves and TE and TM squared optical transition matrix elements of three possible quantum well structures for emitting 1.3 mum wavelength are given. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.