Interaction of terahertz transients and broadband optical pulses in quantum wells

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 128-137

  Hughes, Steven ^a,b   Citrin, David S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034404017     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000128     Document Type: Article

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