Microscopic theory of semiconductor light emission

M. Kira; Frank Jahnke; W. Hoyer; Stephan W. Koch

doi:10.1117/12.391421

14 July 2000 Microscopic theory of semiconductor light emission

M. Kira, Frank Jahnke, W. Hoyer, Stephan W. Koch

Proceedings Volume 3944, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices VIII; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391421
Event: Symposium on Integrated Optoelectronics, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A fully quantum mechanical theory for a system of photons and Coulomb interacting electron-hole pairs in semiconductors is investigated. The resulting semiconductor luminescence equations are discussed and evaluated for a variety of examples. For a quantum-well system, it is shown how luminescence at the exciton resonance can result from an incoherent electron-hole plasma. Also changes in carrier lifetimes due to radiative recombination are studied.

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M. Kira, Frank Jahnke, W. Hoyer, and Stephan W. Koch "Microscopic theory of semiconductor light emission", Proc. SPIE 3944, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices VIII, (14 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391421

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