Role of elastic scattering mechanisms in GaInAs/AlInAs quantum cascade lasers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Vasanelli, A ^a   Leuliet, A ^b   Sirtori, C ^b   Wade, A ^c   Fedorov, G ^c   Smirnov, D ^c   Bastard, G ^d   Vinter, B ^b,e   Giovannini, M ^f   Faist, J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^b THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^e CRHEA CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHONONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SCATTERING;

ALLOY DISORDER; LASER TRANSITION; QUANTUM CASCADE LASER;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 33750465154     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2361264     Document Type: Article

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