Modeling quantum cascade lasers: Coupled electron and phonon transport far from equilibrium and across disparate spatial scales

Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are high‐power coherent light sources in the midinfrared and terahertz parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. They are devices in which the electronic and lattice systems are far from equilibrium, strongly coupled to one another, and the problem bridges disparate spatia...

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Published in:Fortschritte der Physik 2017-06, Vol.65 (6-8), p.n/a
Main Authors: Shi, Y. B., Mei, S., Jonasson, O., Knezevic, I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bridges
Charge transport
Coherence
Coherent light
Computer simulation
Electronic devices
electrothermal
Equilibrium
far‐from‐equilibrium
Lasers
Light sources
Modelling
Monte Carlo
multiscale
nonequilibrium
phonons
quantum cascade laser
Quantum cascade lasers
Quantum physics
thermal transport
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Summary:Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are high‐power coherent light sources in the midinfrared and terahertz parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. They are devices in which the electronic and lattice systems are far from equilibrium, strongly coupled to one another, and the problem bridges disparate spatial scales. We present our ongoing work on the multiphysics and multiscale simulation of far‐from‐equilibrium transport of charge and heat in midinfrared QCLs.
ISSN:0015-8208
1521-3978
DOI:10.1002/prop.201600084