Self-consistent theory of optical gain with and without inversion in semiconductor quantum wells

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1741-1748

  Liu, Ansheng ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0042690323     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.001741     Document Type: Article

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