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We continue the discussion of subbands with a description of wave functions and energy bands of electrons in a quantum well. We also show how light holes modify the gain profile. Furthermore, we discuss the influence of inhomogeneous broadening on the properties of a quantum well laser.
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Renk, K.F. (2012). More About the Quantum Well Laser. In: Basics of Laser Physics. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23565-8_26
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