Electron-phonon interactions in intersubband laser heterostructures

International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 939-968

  Kisin, Mikhail V ^a   Dutta, Mitra ^b   Stroscio, Michael A ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLAR EXCITATIONS; SEMIANALYTICAL TREATMENT;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DAMPING; ELECTRON SCATTERING; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHONONS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; VECTORS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 1542579730     PISSN: 01291564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129156402001873     Document Type: Article

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