A novel double quantum well device for THz range frequency detection

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-61

  Mukherjee, Sankha S ^a   Islam, Syed S ^a  

^a Rochester Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric quantum wells; Detector; Double quantum well

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ASYMMETRIC QUANTUM WELLS; DOUBLE QUANTUM WELLS; FREQUENCY DETECTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 33846826948     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: 10963677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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