Units in PLaSK

Property

Unit

Physical dimensions

µm

Wavelength

nm

Concentration (carriers, electrons, holes)

1/cm3

Electric potential

V

Electric current density

kA/cm2

Band energy

eV

Heat flux

W/m2 (in 2D Cartesian space), W/m3 (in 3D and cylindrical space)

Light intensity

W/m2

Material gain

1/cm

- over carriers concentration derivative

cm2

Modal loss/gain

1/cm

Propagation constant

1/µm

Temperature

K