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Investigates the influence of carrier relaxation on the emission kinetics of semiconductor microcavity lasers. Role of carrier thermalization and cooling on emission dynamics; Influence of band-structure effects on thermalization dynamics; Discontinuities in emission dynamics.

Demonstrates the dynamics of dual-wavelength emission from a coupled semiconductor microcavity laser after femtosecond optical excitation. Composition of the microcavity laser; Explanation for the existence of shorter emission wavelength; Types of quantum wells; Simultaneous interaction of two photon modes.

Analyzes the emission dynamics of indium gallium arsenide and gallium arsenide microcavity lasers. Distinction between the pulse width and peak delays of lambda and twolambda; Enhancement of photon density due to longitudinal confinement factor; Separation of the sum-frequency light from the scattered light.