POLARIZATION DEPENDENCE OF OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES IN QUANTUM DOTS AND QUANTUM WIRES - CONSEQUENCES OF VALENCE-BAND MIXING

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作者
WILLATZEN, M [1 ]
TANAKA, T [1 ]
ARAKAWA, Y [1 ]
SINGH, J [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TOKYO,ADV SCI & TECHNOL RES CTR,MEGURO KU,TOKYO 153,JAPAN
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10.1109/3.286150
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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The electronic bandstructure in quantum dots and quantum wires is studied, including the valence-band mixing effects. Based on the bandstructure, results for the polarization dependence of absorption and gain (at room temperature) are examined. The related differential gain and the alpha-parameter is also studied. Our results show that it-is extremely important to include valence-band mixing effects in predicting the laser performance of such structures.
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