Multipolar interband absorption in a semiconductor quantum dot. I. Electric quadrupole enhancement

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1355-1362

  Zurita Sánchez, Jorge R ^a   Novotny, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

MULTIPOLAR INTERACTIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 0141525435     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.001355     Document Type: Article

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