Pressure and Temperature Dependence of Threshold Current in Semiconductor Lasers Based on InGaAs/GaAs Quantum-Well Systems

In the present paper we demonstrate that wide-range wavelength tuning of semiconductor lasers can be achieved by applying high pressure and low temperature. We report the experimentally measured dependence of the threshold current and emission energy on pressure and temperature in InGaAs/GaAs quantum-well lasers and provide the simple theoretical explanation of the physics behind the experimental findings

Proceedings of the XXXVI International School of Semiconducting Compounds

In the present paper we demonstrate that wide-range wavelength tuning of semiconductor lasers can be achieved by applying high pressure and low temperature. We report the experimentally measured dependence of the threshold current and emission energy on pressure and temperature in InGaAs/GaAs quantum-well lasers and provide the simple theoretical explanation of the physics behind the experimental findings

Pressure and Temperature Dependence of Threshold Current in Semiconductor Lasers Based on InGaAs/GaAs Quantum-Well Systems

In the present paper we demonstrate that wide-range wavelength tuning of semiconductor lasers can be achieved by applying high pressure and low temperature. We report the experimentally measured dependence of the threshold current and emission energy on pressure and temperature in InGaAs/GaAs quantum-well lasers and provide the simple theoretical explanation of the physics behind the experimental findings

Long Decays of Excitonic Photoluminescence from CdTe/ZnTe Individual Quantum Dots

We present time-resolved micro-photoluminescence study of self-assembled CdTe/ZnTe quantum dots. In addition to the fast radiative decay of the exciton, we observe long components, being of the order of a few nanoseconds. We observe that long decays are present for neutral exciton lines as well as on the biexciton ones. The temperature dependent measurements reveal the non-monotonic behaviour. We find also that the long decays are not mono-exponential. We conclude that the dark exciton states cannot be treated as the only source of long decays in the luminescence. We propose other possible explanation, which is the slowing of luminescence by carrier trapping in high energy states in quantum dots and barriers

Influence of long-term administration of Curcuma longa extract on explorative activity in aged rats

The effects of long-term administration of a standardised extract of Curcuma longa on the explorative activity in aged 24-month-old male Wistar rats were estimated in a hole-board test. The animals received the extract orally for two months in rodent chow at doses of 10 and 50 mg/kg/day. The correlations between concentration of some neurotransmitters and amino acids in selected brain regions, as well as the level of corticosterone in plasma (described previously), and the parameters of exploration were calculated. The antioxidant processes (GSH, GST, CAT and MDA levels) in heart and skeletal muscles were also investigated. The results suggested that the explorative activity of plant extract-treated rats was enhanced; however, no correlations between brain neurotransmitter concentration or plasma corticosterone level and the parameters of explorative activity were observed. In biochemical investigation, chronic C. longa extract administration influenced antioxidant processes (CAT, GST and MDA levels) in skeletal muscles of aged rats, but not in the heart muscle