TY - BOOK ID - 8209434 TI - Nonlinear and Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Quantum-Dot Optoelectronic Devices PY - 2015 SN - 3319258036 3319258052 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Light & Optics KW - Applied Physics KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Physics KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Quantum dots. KW - Optoelectronic devices. KW - Photo electric devices KW - Photo electronic devices KW - Photoelectronic devices KW - Dots, Quantum KW - Semiconductor quantum dots KW - Physics. KW - Quantum optics. KW - Semiconductors. KW - Optical materials. KW - Electronic materials. KW - Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. KW - Optical and Electronic Materials. KW - Quantum Optics. KW - Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory. KW - Electronic apparatus and appliances KW - Optical instruments KW - Electrooptical devices KW - Integrated optics KW - Quantum electronics KW - Semiconductors KW - Optics KW - Materials KW - Lasers. KW - Photonics. KW - Statistical physics. KW - Mathematical statistics KW - Photons KW - Quantum theory KW - Crystalline semiconductors KW - Semi-conductors KW - Semiconducting materials KW - Semiconductor devices KW - Crystals KW - Electrical engineering KW - Electronics KW - Solid state electronics KW - Electronic materials KW - New optics KW - Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation KW - Masers, Optical KW - Optical masers KW - Light amplifiers KW - Light sources KW - Optoelectronic devices KW - Nonlinear optics KW - Optical parametric oscillators KW - Statistical methods UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8209434 AB - This thesis sheds light on the unique dynamics of optoelectronic devices based on semiconductor quantum-dots. The complex scattering processes involved in filling the optically active quantum-dot states and the presence of charge-carrier nonequilibrium conditions are identified as sources for the distinct dynamical behavior of quantum-dot based devices. Comprehensive theoretical models, which allow for an accurate description of such devices, are presented and applied to recent experimental observations. The low sensitivity of quantum-dot lasers to optical perturbations is directly attributed to their unique charge-carrier dynamics and amplitude-phase-coupling, which is found not to be accurately described by conventional approaches. The potential of quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers for novel applications such as simultaneous multi-state amplification, ultra-wide wavelength conversion, and coherent pulse shaping is investigated. The scattering mechanisms and the unique electronic structure of semiconductor quantum-dots are found to make such devices prime candidates for the implementation of next-generation optoelectronic applications, which could significantly simplify optical telecommunication networks and open up novel high-speed data transmission schemes. ER -