Monte Carlo Studies of Quantum Cascade Lasers
P. Borowik a, J.L. Thobel b, M. Bugajski a, c and L. Adamowicz a
a Wydział Fizyki Politechnika Warszawska, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
b Institut d'Electronique et de Nanotechnologie, UMR CNRS 8520, Université Lille 1, Avenue Poincaré, B.P. 69, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
c Instytut Technologii Elektronowej, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw
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Results of multi particle Monte Carlo studies of a mid-infrared QCL structure, for the first time fabricated by Page et al., are presented. It has been demonstrated that for the considered structure design at least 9 electron energy levels per laser segment should be used to correctly describe the electric current properties. Mechanisms responsible for electron population on higher laser level are discussed.
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.116.S-49
PACS numbers: 72.10.-d, 72.20.Jv, 73.63.-b, 78.67.-n