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Front Cover; Titelseite; Impressum; Abstract; Zusammenfassung; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; 1.1 From Maser to Semiconductor Laser; 1.2 Laser Linewidth in Fiber-Optic Communications; 1.3 Problem of Spectral Linewidth; 1.4 TCAD in Semiconductor Industry; 1.5 Overview of the Thesis; Chapter 2 -- Elementary Laser Theory; 2.1 Classical Free-electron Laser Theory; 2.2 Semi-classical Laser Theory; 2.3 Material Gain and Quantization Effects; Chapter 3 -- Modeling of Quantum Dot Active Material; 3.1 Quantum Dots as Active Material; 3.2 Approximation of Quantum Dot Geometry

3.2.1 Strained Band Edges3.2.2 Quantum Disk Problem; 3.3 Carrier Density and Quasi-Fermi Levels; 3.4 Gain and Refractive Index Dispersion; 3.4.1 Quantum Dot Material Gain; 3.4.2 Refractive Index Change; 3.5 Calibrating the Gain Model Parameters; 3.5.1 Spectral Broadening in Quantum Dots; 3.5.2 State Degeneracy in Quantum Dots; 3.5.3 Transition Matrix Element; 3.5.4 Pauli Blocking Effect and Linewidth Enhancement; Chapter 4 -- Dynamic Modeling of Semiconductor Lasers; 4.1 Organization of the QD-wave Laser Simulator; 4.2 Transversal and Axial Problem Separation; 4.2.1 Transversal Mode Problem

4.2.2 Traveling Wave Equations4.2.3 Formation of the Carrier Grating Pattern; 4.3 Modeling of Photon and Carrier Noise; 4.3.1 Langevin dynamics; 4.3.2 Inclusion of Colored Carrier Noise; 4.4 Spatiotemporal Discretization; 4.5 Numerical Material Gain Models; 4.5.1 Single-Lorentzian Gain Model; 4.5.2 Multi-Lorentzian Gain Model; 4.6 Treatment of Interfaces; 4.7 Small-Signal Analysis; 4.7.1 Small-Signal Model Motivation; 4.7.2 Small-Signal Equations and Numerical Modeling Approach; Chapter 5 -- Simulation Examples and Benchmarks; 5.1 Quantum Dot Distributed Feedback Laser; 5.1.1 Design Principles

5.1.2 Lateral Grating Design5.1.3 Performance of the 2QD- and 5QD-layer DFB Laser Design; 5.1.4 Effect of Colored Noise and Carrier Grating on Linewidth; 5.2 Integrated Laser Array; 5.2.1 Design Principles; 5.2.2 Design of the Laser Coupler; 5.2.3 Spectral Linewidth of the Coupled Lasers; 5.3 High Quality Factor Cavity Design; 5.3.1 Design Principles; 5.3.2 Operating Conditions and Linewidth of the High Quality Factor Design; Chapter 6 -- Conclusions and Outlook; 6.1 Major Results; 6.2 Outlook; Appendices; Appendix A -- Kramers-Kronig Relation; List of Publications; Bibliography; Back Cover

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