Transient behavior of infrared photoconductors: Application of a numerical model

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1910-1919

  Haegel, Nancy M ^a   Simoes, Jose C ^a   White, A Michael ^b   Beeman, Jeffrey W ^c  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Agency   (United Kingdom)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0001603497     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.001910     Document Type: Article

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