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A quantum dot (QD) laser diode is a semiconductor laser diode incorporating quantum dots as the active medium. It is most easily thought of as a (multi-) quantum well (QW) laser diode with the quantum wells replaced by layers of quantum dots (and possibly their wetting layers). Thus the theory of QD laser diodes can be fashioned in a similar manner as that for QWs [1], except that the particularities of the QD gain medium have to be considered. These are foremost the zero-dimensional density of states (homogeneously broadened transitions for single QDs), ensemble effects (inhomogeneous broadening), and the carrier distribution function.
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Grundmann, M. (2002). Theory of Quantum Dot Lasers. In: Grundmann, M. (eds) Nano-Optoelectronics. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56149-8_12
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