Anisotropic Electroabsorption and Optical Modulation in InGaAs/InAlAs Multiple Quantum Well Structures

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1986, Pages 1831-1836

  Wakita, Koichi ^a   Kawamura, Yuichi ^a   Yoshikunj, Yuzo ^a   Asahi, Hajime ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

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EID: 13044254674     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1986.1073166     Document Type: Article

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