Mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

Springer Series in Optical Sciences

Volumn 118, Issue , 2006, Pages 323-355

  Cockburn, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845239441     PISSN: 03424111     EISSN: 15561534     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-84628-209-8_10     Document Type: Article

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