Slow light in semiconductor heterostructures

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Ku, P C ^a   Chang Hasnain, C J ^b   Chuang, S L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DISPERSION (WAVES); GAIN CONTROL; LASER MODE LOCKING;

DELAY BANDWIDTH PRODUCT LIMITATION; DELAY BANDWIDTH PRODUCTS; PHYSICAL MECHANISMS; WAVEGUIDE DISPERSION;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 33947692201     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/5/R01     Document Type: Review

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