Simulations of the phonon Bragg switch in GaAs

Solid State Communications

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 181-185

  Sheppard, J M H ^a   Sondhauss, P ^b   Merlin, R ^c   Bucksbaum, P ^c   Lee, R W ^d   Wark, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

D. Phonons; E. Inelastic light scattering; E. X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION; FUNCTIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; VECTORS;

INELASTIC LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL PHONONS; TAKAGI-TAUPIN EQUATIONS; X-RAY SCATTERING;

PHONONS;

EID: 27544454555     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2005.05.056     Document Type: Article

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