Quantum well intersubband transitions as a source of terahertz radiation

1998 IEEE 6th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, THz 1998 - Proceedings

Volumn 1998-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 74-78

  Harrison, P ^a   Kelsall, R W ^a   Kinsler, P ^a   Donovan, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

far infrared; intersubband; quantum cascade lasers; Teraherte

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; INFRARED LASERS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ELECTRONIC INTERACTIONS; FAR INFRARED; INTER-SUBBAND; INTERSUBBAND TRANSITIONS; QUANTUM WELL SYSTEMS; RADIATIVE EMISSIONS; TERAHERTE; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

EID: 33749195730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/THZ.1998.731668     Document Type: Conference Paper

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