Time-resolved measurements of the polarization state of four-wave mixing signals from GaAs multiple quantum wells

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1016-1025

  Paul, A E ^a   Bolger, J A ^a   Smirl, Arthur L ^a   Pellegrino, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0001011278     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.001016     Document Type: Article

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