Computer Modeling of the Electric Field Dependent Absorption Spectrum of Multiple Quantum Well Material

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1988, Pages 2007-2016

  Stevens, Peter J ^a   Whitehead, Mark ^a   Parry, Gareth ^a   Woodbridge, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONS--TUNNELING; PHONONS; SPECTROSCOPY, ABSORPTION;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR; MQW MODULATORS; MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELL MATERIALS; PHONON INTERACTION; STARK SHIFTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EID: 0024087714     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.8536     Document Type: Article

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