Population inversion and negative dynamic conductivity in optically pumped graphene

Akira Satou; F. T. Vasko; Taiichi Otsuji; V. Ryzhii

doi:10.1109/SISPAD.2009.5290199

Population inversion and negative dynamic conductivity in optically pumped graphene

Akira Satou, F. T. Vasko, Taiichi Otsuji, V. Ryzhii

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We study nonequilibrium carriers (electrons and holes) in an intrinsic graphene at low temperatures under infrared optical pumping. We calculate the energy distributions of carriers using a quasi-classical kinetic equation. It is found that the nonequilibrium distributions are determined by an interplay between weak energy relaxation on acoustic phonons and generation-recombination processes as well as by the effect of pumping saturation. We show that at certain pumping power density the population inversion as well as the dynamic negative conductivity can take place in terahertz and far-infrared frequencies, suggesting the possibility of utilization of graphene under optical pumping for optoelectronic applications, in particular, lasing at such frequencies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SISPAD 2009 - 2009 International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SISPAD.2009.5290199
Publication status	Published - 2009 Dec 1
Event	SISPAD 2009 - 2009 International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 2009 Sep 9 → 2009 Sep 11

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Other	SISPAD 2009 - 2009 International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	09/9/9 → 09/9/11

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Computer Science Applications
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Satou, A, Vasko, FT, Otsuji, T & Ryzhii, V 2009, Population inversion and negative dynamic conductivity in optically pumped graphene. in SISPAD 2009 - 2009 International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices., 5290199, SISPAD 2009 - 2009 International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices, San Diego, CA, United States, 09/9/9. https://doi.org/10.1109/SISPAD.2009.5290199

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