Incorporating many-body effects into modeling of semiconductor lasers and amplifiers

Cun Z. Ning, Robert A. Indik, Jerome V. Moloney, Weng W. Chow, Andreas Girndt, Stephan W. Koch, Rudolf H. Binder

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Abstract

Major many-body effects that are important for semiconductor laser modeling are summarized. We adopt a bottom-up approach to incorporate these many-body effects into a model for semiconductor lasers and amplifiers. The optical susceptibility function computed from the semiconductor Bloch equations (SBEs) is approximated by a single Lorentzian, or a superposition of a few Lorentzians in the frequency domain. Our approach leads to a set of effective Bloch equations. We compare this approach with the full microscopic SBEs for the case of pulse propagation. Good agreement between the two is obtained for pulse widths longer than tens of picoseconds.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PublisherSociety of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Pages666-677
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)0819424056
StatePublished - 1997
EventPhysics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices V - San Jose, CA, USA
Duration: Feb 10 1997Feb 14 1997

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume2994
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherPhysics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices V
CitySan Jose, CA, USA
Period2/10/972/14/97

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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