Resonant-phonon-assisted THz quantum-cascade lasers with metal-metal waveguides

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Hu, Qing ^a   Williams, Benjamin S ^a   Kumar, Sushil ^a   Callebaut, Hans ^a   Kohen, Stephen ^a   Reno, John L ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHONONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RESONANCE;

DEPOPULATION MECHANISMS; METAL-METAL WAVEGUIDES; PHONON SCATTERING; RESONANT PHONON;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 21344441196     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/20/7/013     Document Type: Article

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