Paper Title:

Stimulated Emission from Wide-Gap Semiconductors

Periodical Advanced Materials Research (Volume 222)
Main Theme Global Research and Education
Edited by Arturs Medvids
Pages 110-113
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.222.110
Citation Edmundas Kuokstis, 2011, Advanced Materials Research, 222, 110
Online since April, 2011
Authors Edmundas Kuokstis
Keywords Electron-Hole Plasma, Exciton-Exciton Interaction, III-Nitrides, Inverted Population, Optical Gain, Stimulated Emission, Zinc Oxide (ZnO)
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Abstract

Stimulated emission and optical gain problems are reviewed on the basis of analysis of highly photoexcited III-Nitride and ZnO wide-gap materials. Spontaneous and stimulated emission along with optical gain of these materials in UV region is analyzed. The possible mechanisms of inverted population in In-containing materials and ZnO semiconductors are discussed involving mechanisms of dense electron-hole plasma, carrier (exciton) localization, as well as various interaction processes in dense exciton gas.