Large electrically induced transmission changes of GaAs/AlGaAs quantum-cascade structures

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 76, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 3254-3256

  Eickemeyer, F ^a   Kaindl, R A ^a   Woerner, M ^a   Elsaesser, T ^a   Barbieri, S ^b   Kruck, P ^b   Sirtori, C ^b   Nagle, J ^b  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b THALES   (France)

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EID: 0000912696     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.126598     Document Type: Article

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