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qcl:simulation_output [2021/08/23 16:53]
takuma.sato [2D plots]
qcl:simulation_output [2022/09/20 17:10] (current)
thomas.grange
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   * ''​Oscillator_Strength.mat''​ gives the oscillator strengths.   * ''​Oscillator_Strength.mat''​ gives the oscillator strengths.
  
 +=== Oscillator strength ===
 +The oscillator strength is calculated from the formula
 +$$ 
 +f_{\alpha \beta} = \frac{2 \vert p_{\alpha \beta}\vert^2}{m_0 (E_{\beta} - E_{\alpha})}
 +$$
 +Note that the electron mass $m_0$ entering the above formula is the bare electron mass.
 +
 +This oscillator strength (which is sometimes referred as the unnormalized one), differs from the usual definition in the single band case by the ratio $m^*/m_0$, i.e. $\frac{m^*}{m_0} f_{\alpha \beta}$ is called the normalized oscillator strength.
 +
 +The advantage of this unnormalized definition is that it is general enough to be applied to the multiband case.
 +
 +Note that in the parabolic single-band case, the usual sum-rule is retrieved by using the normalized definition ​
 +$$ 
 +\sum_{\beta \neq \alpha} \frac{m^*}{m_0} f_{\alpha \beta} = 1
 +$$
  
 === In-plane discretization === === In-plane discretization ===
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   * ''​EffectiveMasses.dat''​ gives the position and energy-dependent effective mass   * ''​EffectiveMasses.dat''​ gives the position and energy-dependent effective mass
   * ''​Populations.text''​ indicates the population (i.e. the probability of occupation) in each level $\Psi_i$ (normalized to 1 for one period of the structure).   * ''​Populations.text''​ indicates the population (i.e. the probability of occupation) in each level $\Psi_i$ (normalized to 1 for one period of the structure).
-  * ''​SpectralFunctions.dat''​ shows the diagonal part of the spectral function, i.e. the energy-resolved density of states (DOS).+  * ''​SpectralFunctions.dat''​ shows the diagonal part of the spectral function, i.e. the energy-resolved density of states (DOS) 
 +  * ''​SpontaneousemissionRate.txt''​ gives for each pair of initial and final state the scattering rate (s^-1) of spontaneous photon emission. 
 +  * ''​SpontaneousemissionRate.mat''​ gives the same information but in matrix form: the element ($i$,$j$) gives the scattering rate (s^-1) of spontaneous photon emission between the initial state $i$ and final state $j$
   * ''​Subband_KineticEnergy.txt''​ contains the averaged kinetic energy for each level/​subband $i$. Its calculation is given by:   * ''​Subband_KineticEnergy.txt''​ contains the averaged kinetic energy for each level/​subband $i$. Its calculation is given by:
 $$ \langle E_i \rangle = \frac{ \sum_{k} ~ p_{i,k} ~ E_{\parallel}(k)}{\sum_{k} ~ p_{i,k}}, $$ where $E_{\parallel}(k)$ is the in-plane kinetic energy. $$ \langle E_i \rangle = \frac{ \sum_{k} ~ p_{i,k} ~ E_{\parallel}(k)}{\sum_{k} ~ p_{i,k}}, $$ where $E_{\parallel}(k)$ is the in-plane kinetic energy.
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