Optical bistability in a triple semiconductor quantum well structure with tunnelling-induced interference

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 372, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 716-720

  Li, Jiahua ^a   Hao, Xiangying ^a   Liu, Jibing ^a   Yang, Xiaoxue ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Optical bistability (OB); Quantum well (QW); Tunnelling induced interference

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL BISTABILITY; QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

BISTABLES; FREQUENCY SPLITTINGS; LASER FREQUENCY; NANOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PROBE LASER; SWITCHING PROCESS; THRESHOLD INTENSITY; UNIDIRECTIONAL RING CAVITY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 38049015334     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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