Electron temperature and mechanisms of hot carrier generation in quantum cascade lasers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 6921-6923

  Harrison, P ^a   Indjin, D ^a   Kelsall, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; HOT CARRIERS; KINETIC ENERGY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

ELECTRON DISTRIBUTION;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0036904330     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1517747     Document Type: Article

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