Biexcitons and dark states in semiconductor microcavities

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 652-660

  La Rocca, G C ^a   Bassani, F ^a   Agranovich, V M ^b  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SPECTROSCOPY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0032341979     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000652     Document Type: Article

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