Optimization of resonant second- and third-order nonlinearities in step and continuously graded semiconductor quantum wells

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 795-802

  Indjin, Dragan ^a   Ikonić, Zoran ^a,b   Milanović, Vitomir ^a,b   Radovanović, Jelena ^a  

^a School of Electrical Engineering   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Quantum wells; Second harmonic generation

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; RESONANCE; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

THIRD HARMONIC GENERATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0032069646     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.668766     Document Type: Article

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