InP-based laser diodes (LDs) play an important role in opto-electronic integrated circuits and optical telecommunication systems. To achieve high performance characteristics, strained-layer multi-quantum well (SL-MQW)...
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Models of light sources and illumination are fun damental in physics-basedvision. Light sources have traditionally been modelled as objects that emit light, while illumination has been modelled as a radiance fu...
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Models of light sources and illumination are fun damental in physics-basedvision. Light sources have traditionally been modelled as objects that emit light, while illumination has been modelled as a radiance function defined over free space. The difficulty with traditional light source models is that, while a diverse collection of models exists, each is so specific that relationships between them, and between the algorithms based on them, are unclear. At the other extreme, models of spatial illumination have been so general that they have not provided sufficient constraint for vision. We seek to unify these two extremes by de veloping a ray-based computational model of light sources and illumination. sources and illumination. The model articulates strong constraints on the geometry and radiance of light rays in a scene, and expresses the relationship between free space, sources, and illumination. Appli cations of this model to problems in computervision are discussed.
Is the design methodology of logical and computing structures ready to efficiently use new functional possibilities of quantum devices? Does the range of existing and suggested quantum devices provide effective design...
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Is the design methodology of logical and computing structures ready to efficiently use new functional possibilities of quantum devices? Does the range of existing and suggested quantum devices provide effective design of logical and computing structures? With some examples, we discuss the possibility of obtaining positive answers to these questions uniting the efforts of physicists, technologists and experts in computer engineering. A number of hot points is outlined where this collaboration may be fruitful.
We considered Joule heat in point contacts which are the elementary building blocks of ballistic devices with nonlocal transport based on two dimensional electron gas. We present a theory of a point contact up to seco...
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We considered Joule heat in point contacts which are the elementary building blocks of ballistic devices with nonlocal transport based on two dimensional electron gas. We present a theory of a point contact up to second order in the applied voltage. Out of our calculation arises the main difference in Joule heat delivery between local and nonlocal transport. While for local transport the Joule heat is delivered in the same domains where the drop of potential happens, in the case of nonlocal transport these domains are well separated in space.
The envelope function theory is discussed to derive the proper expression of the photon-electron interaction, and thus the general expression of the optical absorption coefficient, in the multiple band scheme for the ...
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The envelope function theory is discussed to derive the proper expression of the photon-electron interaction, and thus the general expression of the optical absorption coefficient, in the multiple band scheme for the fast developing long wavelength quantum well infrared photodetectors. The real n-type AlAs/AlGaAs detector is investigated to understand the effects of electrostatic fields due to doping impurities and free carriers and the finite barrier height, while the optical transitions due to inter-band mixings are principal in p-type Ge/sub x/Si/sub 1-x/ detectors.
Calculations of electron-polar optical phonon scattering rates in AlAs/GaAs two-dimensional quantum wells (2D QWs) with independent electron and phonon confinement are performed. It is shown that the electron-optical ...
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Calculations of electron-polar optical phonon scattering rates in AlAs/GaAs two-dimensional quantum wells (2D QWs) with independent electron and phonon confinement are performed. It is shown that the electron-optical phonon scattering rate can be changed by designing the heterostructure. In a single heterostructure (analogous with a 2D MODFET channel) the scattering rate decreases (hence, the mobility increases) when a phonon wall (phonon-reflecting barrier transparent to electrons) is inserted into the electron QW.
The vertical transport properties of multibarrier GaAs/AlGas hot electron heterostructure diode (HHED) are examined by Monte Carlo simulations. It is found that in addition to hot carrier tunneling and thermionic emis...
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The vertical transport properties of multibarrier GaAs/AlGas hot electron heterostructure diode (HHED) are examined by Monte Carlo simulations. It is found that in addition to hot carrier tunneling and thermionic emission, the interband impact ionization plays a very important part in the electronic switching from low to high conduction, and in the formation of S-shaped negative differential conductivity (SNDC). The analysis indicates that SNDC and current instability originate predominantly due to electron tunneling and thermoemission across the heterointerface closest to cathode, and due to the subsequent impact ionization. The remaining heterointerfaces are of no importance in the diode operation under instability regime.
InP-based laser diodes (LDs) play an important role in opto-electronic integrated circuits and optical telecommunication systems. To achieve high performance characteristics, strained-layer multi-quantum well (SL-MQW)...
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InP-based laser diodes (LDs) play an important role in opto-electronic integrated circuits and optical telecommunication systems. To achieve high performance characteristics, strained-layer multi-quantum well (SL-MQW) structures are commonly used. The authors believe that SL-MQW LDs are one of the useful devices among the low-dimensional devices proposed so far for actual applications. Design guidelines for these high performance devices with regard to low threshold, high-speed modulation, and high-temperature operation, are described based upon an understanding of the underlying physics.
The current and the generation power of resonant tunneling diode versus frequency and applied dc bias voltage are determined from the numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation. It is shown that the...
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The current and the generation power of resonant tunneling diode versus frequency and applied dc bias voltage are determined from the numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation. It is shown that the amplification takes place in the region which is substantially broader then the interval of the negative differential conductance, and the maximum available frequencies essentially exceed values obtained for this region. It is also shown that at various constant voltages on the heterostructure maximum efficiency will be obtained at different frequencies, and even a small deviation from the optimal frequency decreases its value sharply. Influence of impurities of various types on high-frequency characteristics of the structure is investigated. It is shown that impurities with negative potential influence on the efficiency of this device weakly, while the impurities with positive potential suppress this characteristic essentially.
A bipolar double-barrier resonant-tunneling light emitting diode will have maximum emitted light intensity if (1) electrons and holes simultaneously resonant-tunnel into the quantum well, (2) the charge carriers are e...
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A bipolar double-barrier resonant-tunneling light emitting diode will have maximum emitted light intensity if (1) electrons and holes simultaneously resonant-tunnel into the quantum well, (2) the charge carriers are entirely trapped in the well as the only light source, and (3) the device operates at nearly zero-field condition. We have performed a theoretical modeling, by solving selfconsistently the Schrodinger equation and the Poisson equation, to optimize such resonant-tunneling light emitting diodes with respect to the geometric structures, the chemical compositions, and the doping profiles. All physical parameters are calculated from first principle, except the electron-hole recombination rate which is treated as an input parameter. We have also optimized the device performance with respect to the temperature stability, such that the profile of the electroluminescence spectrum is insensitive to the temperature. A completely automated computer code has been constructed for such theoretical modeling of light emitting diodes.
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