Abstract
        The paper presents the analyses of the influence of carrier concentration and applied voltage on the various optical and 
electrical characteristics. The analyses have been carried out through Luttinger-Kohn Hamiltonian and the Schrodinger and 
Poisson’s equations have been solved in a self-consistent manner. The effects of strain and piezoelectric polarization on 
quantum well laser diode are included in the analyses. We have achieved better optical gain and quantum efficiency for 
single quantum well lasers.
        Keywords
        Quantum well laser, Luttinger-Kohn hamiltonian.
        Citation
        E. P. SAMUEL, D. S. PATIL, Analysis of properties of nitride based quantum well laser  diode using Luttinger-Kohn hamiltonian, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 8, August 2008, pp.498-501 (2008).
        Submitted at: June 10, 2008
 
        Accepted at: July 16, 2008