Analytical model for the refractive index in quantum wells derived from the complex dielectric constant of Wannier excitons in noninteger dimensions

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 798-802

  Tanguy, Christian ^a   Lefebvre, Pierre ^b   Mathieu, Henry ^b   Elliott, R J ^c  

^a ORANGE LABS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000140084     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.365580     Document Type: Article

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