Double polarization anisotropy in asymmetric, coupled quantum wells under anisotropic, in-plane strain

Optics Express

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 1105-1110

  Biermann, Mark L ^a   Rabinovich, W S ^b  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPACTION; MICROMACHINING; MODULATORS; MULTIPLEXING; POLARIZATION; STRAIN; TENSILE TESTING;

ANISOTROPIC STRAIN; INTERBAND TRANSITIONS; OPTICAL ANISOTROPY; OPTICAL MUTIPLEXING;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0242375513     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.10.001105     Document Type: Article

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