Characterization of Effective Masses and Optical Gain in Strained Quantum-Well Lasers |
| M.S. Wartak, T.-M. Ma Department of Physics and Computing, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5, Z.-M. Li Institute for Microstructural Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6 and T. Makino Advanced Technology Laboratory, Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4H7 |
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| Valence-band structures, hole effective masses and optical gain have been calculated for strained-layer quantum-well laser structures. Results show a logarithmic relation between the peak optical gain and carrier concentration for all possible material compositions of the quaternary system. |
| DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.88.949 PACS numbers: 73.20.Dx, 71.25.Jd |