Multilevel infrared coupling of excitons in quantum-well semiconductors

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1267-1271

  Sadeghi, S M ^a,b   Meyer, J ^a   Tiedje, T ^a   Beaudoin, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; ELECTRON RESONANCE; EXCITONS; INFRARED RADIATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUENCHING;

EXCITON EMISSION SPECTRA; INTRABAND TRANSITIONS; MULTILEVEL INFRARED COUPLING; MULTILEVEL MIXING;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0034314334     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.890267     Document Type: Article

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