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Impact of momentum dependent matrix elements on scattering effects in quantum cascade lasers
Author(s) -
Schmielau Tim,
Pereira Mauro F.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.200880328
Subject(s) - cascade , scattering , physics , momentum (technical analysis) , quantum , laser , wave function , plane wave , computational physics , quantum electrodynamics , atomic physics , quantum mechanics , chemistry , finance , chromatography , economics
Results for our fully frequency‐ and wavevector‐dependend self‐consistent nonequilibrium Green's function simulations of electron transport through quantum cascade lasers are compared to those from a simplified approach where scattering rates are only evaluated at representative ‘typical values’ of the in‐plane momentum due to the complexity of the underlying many‐body problem and the limited computational resources available. We find a noticeable impact on electronic lineshapes. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)