Dispersion and anisotropy of optical rectification in zinc blende quantum wells

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2129-2140

  Khurgin, Jacob B ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

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EID: 0030522924     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.002129     Document Type: Article

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