Handbook of Optoelectronic Device Modeling and Simulation

<p>Optoelectronic devices are now ubiquitous in our daily lives, from light emitting diodes (LEDs) in many household appliances to solar cells for energy. This handbook shows how we can probe the underlying and highly complex physical processes using modern mathematical models and numerical simulation for optoelectronic device design, analysis, and performance optimization. It reflects the wide availability of powerful computers and advanced commercial software, which have opened the door for non-specialists to perform sophisticated modeling and simulation tasks. The chapters comprise the know-how of more than a hundred experts from all over the world. The handbook is an ideal starting point for beginners but also gives experienced researchers the opportunity to renew and broaden their knowledge in this expanding field.</p> <p>PART VI Laser Diodes</p><p>26 Laser Diode Fundamentals</p><p>Joachim Piprek</p><p>27 High-Power Lasers</p><p>Hans Wenzel and Anissa Zeghuzi</p><p>28 High-Brightness Tapered Lasers</p><p>Ignacio Esquivias, Antonio Pérez-Serrano, and José-Manuel G. Tijero</p><p>29 High-Brightness Laser Diodes with External Feedback</p><p>Mohamad Anas Helal, Simeon N. Kaunga-Nyirenda, Steve Bull, and Eric Larkins</p><p>30 Single Longitudinal Mode Laser Diodes</p><p>Xun Li</p><p>31 Traveling Wave Modeling of Nonlinear Dynamics in Multisection Laser Diodes</p><p>Mindaugas Radziunas</p><p>32 Mode-Locked Semiconductor Lasers</p><p>Eugene Avrutin and Julien Javaloyes</p><p>33 Quantum Cascade Lasers: Electrothermal Simulation</p><p>Song Mei, Yanbing Shi, Olafur Jonasson, and Irena Knezevic</p><p>34 Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers</p><p>Tomasz Czyszanowski, Leszek Frasunkiewicz, and Maciej Dems</p><p>PART VII Photodetectors and Modulators</p><p>35 Photodetector Fundamentals</p><p>Prasanta Basu</p><p>36 P-N Junction Photodiodes</p><p>Weida Hu</p><p>37 Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors</p><p>Kwong-Kit Choi</p><p>38 Optical Modulators</p><p>Dominic F.G. Gallagher and Dmitry Labukhin</p><p>PART VIII Solar Cells</p><p>39 Solar Cell Fundamentals</p><p>Matthias Müller</p><p>40 Multijunction Solar Cells</p><p>Matthew Wilkins and Karin Hinzer</p><p>41 Nanostructure Solar Cells</p><p>Urs Aeberhard</p><p>42 Nanowire Solar Cells: Electro-Optical Performance</p><p>Bernd Witzigmann</p><p>43 Thin-Film Solar Cells</p><p>Matthias Auf der Maur, Tim Albes, and Alessio Gagliardi</p><p>PART IX Novel Applications</p><p>44 Electroluminescent Refrigerators</p><p>Kuan-Chen Lee and Shun-Tung Yen</p><p>45 Photonic Crystal Laser Diodes</p><p>Maciej Dems</p><p>46 Single-Photon Sources</p><p>Niels Gregersen, Dara P. S. McCutcheon, and Jesper Mørk</p><p>47 Nanoplasmonic Lasers and Spasers</p><p>A. Freddie Page and Ortwin Hess</p><p>48 Quantum-Dot Nanolasers</p><p>Christopher Gies, Michael Lorke, Frank Jahnke, and Weng W. Chow</p><p>49 Nonlinear Dynamics in Quantum Photonic Structures</p><p>Gabriela Slavcheva and Mirella Koleva</p><p>PART X Mathematical Methods</p><p>50 Drift-Diffusion Models</p><p>Patricio Farrell, Nella Rotundo, Duy Hai Doan, Markus Kantner, Jürgen Fuhrmann, and Thomas Koprucki</p><p>51 Monte Carlo Device Simulations</p><p>Katerina Raleva, Abdul R. Shaik, Raghuraj Hathwar, Akash Laturia, Suleman S. Qazi, Robin Daugherty, Dragica Vasileska, and Stephen M. Goodnick</p><p>52 Photonics</p><p>Frank Schmidt</p>