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Full wave electromagnetics for simulating high speed quantum well laser diode modulation

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A unique discretization scheme that couples Maxwell’s full wave vector field equations self-consistently with nonlinear charge and energy transport is presented. The scheme is used to simulate laser modulation achieved in a simple electrically pumped quantum well laser diode by dynamically heating the degenerate quantum charge gases with high frequency radiation.

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  1. High Performance Technologies, Inc., 11955 Freedom Drive, Suite 1100, Reston, VA, 20190-5673, USA

    Matt Grupen, Paul Sotirelis & Steve Wong

  2. US Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, USA

    John Albrecht, Robert Bedford, Sarah Maley, Tom Nelson & Bill Siskaninetz

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Grupen, M., Sotirelis, P., Wong, S. et al. Full wave electromagnetics for simulating high speed quantum well laser diode modulation. Opt Quant Electron 40, 349–354 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-008-9211-z

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