Mechanisms of temperature performance degradation in terahertz quantum-cascade lasers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1347-1349

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; PHONONS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SCATTERING;

QUANTUM-CASCADE LASERS;

LASERS;

EID: 0037416519     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1558220     Document Type: Article

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