Franz-Keldysh photon-assisted voltage-operated switching of a transistor laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 680-682

  James, A ^a   Holonyak, Jr ^a   Feng, M ^a   Walter, G ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser modulation; Photon; Semiconductor; Switching; Transistor

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; LASER OPTICS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

FRANZ-KELDYSH PHOTON-ASSISTED PROCESS; LASER MODULATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; TRANSISTOR LASER;

TRANSISTORS;

EID: 34249747402     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.895049     Document Type: Article

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