Narrow-gap alloys (Pb, Sr)Se and (Pb, Eu)Se for optoelectronic devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3182, Issue , 1997, Pages 195-206

  Herrmann, Klaus H ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

(Pb,Eu)Se; (Pb,Sr)Se; Absorption; Diode lasers; Infrared devices; Lead salts; Narrow gap semiconductors; Photodiodes; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DIAMOND FILMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; EUROPIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; LASERS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; LIGHT REFRACTION; MATERIALS SCIENCE; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SODIUM ALLOYS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLIDS;

(PB,EU)SE; (PB,SR)SE; DIODE LASERS; LEAD SALTS; NARROW-GAP SEMICONDUCTORS;

SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 3242821444     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.280427     Document Type: Conference Paper

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