Maxwell-Bloch equations for spatially inhomogeneous semiconductor lasers. I. Theoretical formulation

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 3347-3359

  Hess, Ortwin ^a   Kuhn, Tilmann ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 17544371067     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.54.3347     Document Type: Article

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