Coherent control of terahertz generation in a DC-biased semiconductor microcavity

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 720-723

  Citrin, D S ^a,b   Yamanishi, M ^c   Kadoya, Y ^c  

^a IEEE

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; EXCITONS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

OPTICAL RECTIFICATION; TERAHERTZ PULSE GENERATION; TIME DEPENDENT POLARIZATION;

LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 0030230637     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.571772     Document Type: Article

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