Modulation of THz radiation by semiconductor nanostructures

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 343-345

  Kleine Ostmann, T ^a,b   Koch, M ^a   Dawson, P ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drude model; Quantum structure devices; THz modulators; THz radiation

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON GAS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ALUMINUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; DRUDE MODEL; QUANTUM STRUCTURE DEVICE; SEMICONDUCTOR HETERO-INTERFACE; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURE;

LIGHT MODULATION;

EID: 0037027906     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.10601     Document Type: Article

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