Quantum cascade intersubband polariton light emitters

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 985-990

  Colombelli, R ^a   Ciuti, C ^b   Chassagneux, Y ^a   Sirtori, C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^d THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHT EMISSION; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

DOPING DENSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM; INTERSUBBAND TRANSITIONS; PHOTON EMISSIONS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 25444515942     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/20/10/001     Document Type: Article

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