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Quantum Well Lasers from the UV to the Infrared

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Quantum well lasers are available in a large wavelength range, extending from the near UV to the near infrared. Basic materials are: GaN for UV and blue lasers; GaAs for red lasers; InP for near infrared lasers; GaN, GaAs or ZnSe for green lasers. We will discuss the design of different lasers.

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Correspondence to Karl F. Renk .

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24.1

GaN quantum well. The effective mass of (m\(^* \sim \) 0.2 m\(_0\)) of conduction electrons in GaN is about three times the effective mass of conduction electrons in GaAs.

  1. (a)

    Compare the density of states of electrons in a GaN quantum well with the density of states of electrons in a GaAs quantum well.

  2. (b)

    Compare the condition of gain mediated by a GaN quantum well with the condition of gain mediated by a GaAs quantum.

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Renk, K.F. (2017). Quantum Well Lasers from the UV to the Infrared. In: Basics of Laser Physics. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50651-7_24

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