Laser question (non-molecular, bi-molecular and auger recombination)

oronno

what do we mean by ...

1. non molecular recombination

2. bi-molecular recombination and

3. auger recombination

of laser...

please reply if u have the ans.

thank u

crazy_photon

I'm thinking that this refers to a semiconductor laser... Non-molecular recombination would be an electron recombining at some impurity (non-radiative recombination). Bi-molecular is a 2-body process (electron recombining with a hole to give out a photon - radiative recombination). Auger is a 3-body process and is also non-radiative. Hope this helps.