Terahertz generation by difference-frequency mixing of exciton Wannier-Stark ladder states in biased semiconductor superlattices

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 4612-4614

  Rosam, B ^a   Leo, K ^a   Yang, L ^b   Dignam, M M ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ETCHING; EXCITONS; LASER PULSES;

DIFFERENCE-FREQUENCY MIXING (DFM); GATING PULSES; SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES (SSL); TERAHERTZ (THZ) RADIATION;

SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 10944251667     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1819508     Document Type: Article

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