Quantum interference control of electrical currents in GaAs

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1144-1154

  Hache A ^a,b   Sipe, J E ^a   Van Driel, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interference; Photoconductivity; Quantum effect semiconductor devices; Ultrafast electronics

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; MOLECULES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOEMISSION; PHOTOIONIZATION; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

COHERENCE CONTROL; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE CONTROL;

QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

EID: 0032122816     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.687857     Document Type: Article

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