Giant birefringence in zinc-blende-based artificial semiconductors

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 24, 2004, Pages

  Jancu, J M ^a,b   Vasanelli, A ^a   Magri, R ^a,c   Voisin, P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; GALLIUM; ZINC SULFIDE;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CHEMICAL BOND; CRYSTAL; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; REFRACTION INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 42749100142     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.241303     Document Type: Article

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