Abstract
Carrier-capture dynamics are crucial in the performance of quantum-well-based devices, such as quantum-well lasers. Some quantum-mechanical calculations predict strong resonance of the carrier capture as a function of well width due to wave-function overlay between the barrier and the well,1 although other calculations, including carrier-carrier scattering and screening effects, indicate an important density dependence of the capture and thermalization in operating lasers.2
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