Coherent terahertz radiative dynamics of excitons from ultrafast optical excitation of single semiconductor quantum wells

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2792-2800

  Chansungsan, Chaiyuth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0030356325     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.002792     Document Type: Article

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