Control of electron-optical-phonon scattering rates in quantum box cascade lasers

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1213051-1213054

  Smirnov, D ^a   Becker, C ^a   Drachenko, O ^a   Rylkov, V V ^a   Page, H ^a   Leotin, J ^a   Sirtori, C ^a  

^a THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRON; ENERGY; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELD; OSCILLATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0037105150     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.121305     Document Type: Article

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