Optical coherence in semiconductor quantum structures

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-184

  Baumberg, Jeremy J ^a  

^a HITACHI CAMBRIDGE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

PL photoluminescence QW quantum well VCSEL vertical cavity surface emitting laser

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039992341     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(98)80086-7     Document Type: Article

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