Nonlinear phase matching in THz semiconductor waveguides

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 964-970

  Berger, V ^a   Sirtori, C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALS; DISPERSIONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INFRARED RADIATION; LASERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SUBSTRATES;

NONLINEAR PHASES; SEMICONDUCTOR WAVEGUIDES; SIGNAL BEAMS; WAVEGUIDE PHASE MATCHING;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 4043057130     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/19/8/003     Document Type: Article

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