Population-inversion and gain estimates for a semiconductor TASER

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 153-158

  Harrison, P ^a   Soref, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; INFRARED RADIATION; SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES; THERMOANALYSIS;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0035121159     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.892737     Document Type: Article

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