Open AccessAuger rates in mid-IR InAsSb laser structures
Author(s) -
H.P. Hjalmarson,
S. R. Kurtz
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/34402
Subject(s) - auger , auger effect , laser , materials science , atomic physics , infrared , band gap , quantum , chemistry , optoelectronics , physics , optics , quantum mechanics
Auger rates are calculated for three InAsSb mid-infrared laser structures as a function of temperature. Compressive strain in the quantum wells reduces the mass of the holes; it is shown that this leads to a reduction in the Auger rate compared with an unstrained quantum well. The Auger rates for these structures are similar primarily due to their similar bandgap energies