Photoexcited-carrier-induced refractive index change in small bandgap semiconductors

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2356-2360

  Yu, Z G ^a   Krishnamurthy, Srini ^a   Guha, Shekhar ^b  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTORS; FREE-CARRIER ABSORPTION; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; PHOTOEXCITED-CARRIER;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 33846010773     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.002356     Document Type: Article

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