Size dependent effective band gap, optical absorption coefficients and refractive index changes in a wide ZnS/Zn1−xMgxS strained quantum well

2012 ◽  
Vol 407 (13) ◽  
pp. 2578-2583 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Elangovan ◽  
A. John Peter
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Quantum Well ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Absorption Coefficients ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Index Changes ◽  
Strained Quantum Well

LINEAR AND NONLINEAR INTERSUBBAND OPTICAL ABSORPTION OF FINITE AND INFINITE SEMI-PARABOLIC QUANTUM WELLS

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (07) ◽  
pp. 497-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. KARIMI ◽  
A. KESHAVARZ ◽  
A. POOSTFORUSH
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Quantum Well ◽  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Resonant Peak ◽  
Energy Eigenvalues ◽  
Finite Case ◽  
Infinite Case ◽  
Index Changes

In this work, the optical absorption coefficients and the refractive index changes for the infinite and finite semi-parabolic quantum well are calculated. Numerical calculations are performed for typical GaAs / Al x Ga 1-x As semi-parabolic quantum well. The energy eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of these systems are calculated numerically. Optical properties are obtained using the compact density matrix approach. Results show that the energy eigenvalues and the matrix elements of the infinite and finite cases are different. The calculations reveal that the resonant peaks of the optical properties of the finite case occur at lower values of the incident photon energy with respect to the infinite case. Results indicate that the maximum value of the refractive index changes for the finite case are greater than that of the infinite case. Our calculations also show that in contrast to the infinite case, the resonant peak value of the total absorption coefficient in the case of the finite well is a non-monotonic function of the semi-parabolic confinement frequency.

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