Electron-lattice coupling in bound-to-continuum THz quantum-cascade lasers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 24, 2006, Pages

  Vitiello, Miriam S ^a   Scamarcio, Gaetano ^a   Spagnolo, Vincenzo ^b   Losco, Tonia ^c   Green, Richard P ^c   Tredicucci, Alessandro ^c   Beere, Harvey E ^d   Ritchie, David A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; HEAT RESISTANCE; PHONONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM THEORY;

ELECTRON-LATTICE ENERGY; ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE; LATTICE TEMPERATURE; QUANTUM-CASCADE LASERS;

LASERS;

EID: 33745187360     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2211301     Document Type: Article

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