Photoluminescence investigation of the carrier confining properties of multiquantum barriers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1338-1343

  Morrison, A P ^a,b   Considine, L ^b,c   Walsh, S ^b   Cordero, N ^b   Lambkin, J D ^b   O'Connor, G M ^d   Daly, E M ^d   Glynn, T J ^d   Van Der Poel, C J ^e  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c Swan and Co Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^e PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AlGaInP; Multiquantum barriers; Photoluminescence measurement; Quantum interference; Quantum wells; Quantum effect semiconductor devices; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DYE LASERS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

MULTIQUANTUM BARRIERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM EFFECT SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE;

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 0031207026     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.605556     Document Type: Article

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