Theoretical study and simulation of electron dynamics in quantum cascade lasers

被引:11
作者
Tortora, S
Compagnone, F
Di Carlo, A
Lugli, P [1 ]
Pellegrini, MT
Troccoli, M
Scamarcio, G
机构
[1] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, INFM, Rome, Italy
[2] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Dept Elect Engn, Rome, Italy
[3] Univ Bari, INFM, Bari, Italy
[4] Univ Bari, Dept Phys, Bari, Italy
来源
PHYSICA B | 1999年 / 272卷 / 1-4期
关键词
Monte Carlo; quantum cascade laser; simulation; electroluminescence;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-4526(99)00274-4
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We present a thorough theoretical investigation of electron dynamics in superlattice InGaAs/AlInAs quantum cascade lasers based on a Monte Carlo simulation that includes both electron-phonon and electron-electron scattering. A comparison of calculated luminescence spectra with experimental data is presented. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:219 / 222
页数:4
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