Optical gain in (Zn, Cd)Se-Zn(S, Se) quantum wells

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1295-1304

  Logue, F P ^a   Rees, P ^a   Heffernan, J F ^a   Jordan, C ^a   Donegan, J F ^a   Hegarty, J ^a   Hiei, F ^b   Taniguchi, S ^b   Hino, T ^b   Nakano, K ^b   Ishibashi, A ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b SONY CORPORATION   (Japan)

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EID: 3843105576     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.001295     Document Type: Article

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