Optical bistability via tunable Fano-type interference in asymmetric semiconductor quantum wells

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 449-454

  Li, J H ^a   Yang, X X ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ENERGY SPLITTING; FANO-TYPE INTERFERENCE; FREQUENCY DETUNING; UNIDIRECTIONAL RING CAVITY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 33751219921     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: 14346036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2006-00411-7     Document Type: Article

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