Quantum Well Carrier Sweep Out: Relation to Electroabsorption and Exciton Saturation

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1991, Pages 2281-2295

  Fox, A Mark ^a   Miller, David A B ^a   Livescu, Gabriela ^a   Cunningham, J E ^a   Jan, William Y ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHYSICS - SOLID STATE;

BARRIER DESIGN; ELECTROABSORPTION; QUANTUM WELLS;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0026243083     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.97272     Document Type: Article

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