Simplified description of self-pulsation and excitability by thermal and free-carrier effects in semiconductor microcavities

Thomas Van Vaerenbergh,1,2,* Martin Fiers,1,2 Joni Dambre,3 and Peter Bienstman1,2 1Photonics Research Group, INTEC, Ghent University-imec, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium 2Center for Nanoand Biophotonics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium 3Electronics and Information Systems, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium (Received 3 September 2012; published 5 December 2012)

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