Normal-incidence TE intersub-band transitions

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-30

  Batty, W ^a   Shore, K A ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intersub band devices; Quantum well device arrays; Unipolar optoelectronic devices

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENERGY GAP; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

ELECTRON INTERSUBBAND MATRIX ELEMENTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0032003844     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:19981813     Document Type: Article

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