Monte Carlo simulation of tunable mid-infrared emission from coupled Wannier-Stark ladders in semiconductor superlattices

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4029-4031

  Manenti, M ^a   Compagnone, F ^a   Di Carlo, A ^a   Lugli, P ^a   Scamarcio, G ^b   Rizzi, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; ELECTRON SCATTERING; GROUND STATE; INFRARED RADIATION; PHONONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

INTERWELL SCATTERING;

SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 0037492235     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1581382     Document Type: Article

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