Suppression of non-radiative processes in semiconductor mid-infrared emitters and detectors

Progress in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 361-419

  Pidgeon, C R ^a   Ciesla, C M ^a   Murdin, B N ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHONONS; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

AUGER RECOMBINATION PROCESSES; INTERBAND DETECTORS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 0031312943     PISSN: 00796727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6727(97)00012-8     Document Type: Article

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