Ultrafast pulse propagation in direct gap semiconductor quantum well waveguide structures

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 117-133

  Kapoor, Sheetal ^a   Sen, Pranay K ^a  

^a SHRI G S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Differential transmission spectra; Hole burning; Multiple valence band; Pulse break up; Quantum well waveguide; Ultrafast processes

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LASER PULSES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONIC PROPULSION; PULSE CIRCUITS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA; WAVEGUIDES;

DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMISSION SPECTRA; HOLE BURNING; MULTIPLE BALANCE BANDS; PULSE BREAK-UP; ULTRAFAST PROCESS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 2442655577     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: 10963677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-6036(03)00002-8     Document Type: Article

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