Effects of anisotropic k·p interactions on energy bands and optical properties of type-II interband cascade lasers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1866-1879

  Mu, Yao Ming ^a   Pei, S S ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERBAND CASCADE (IC) LASERS; QUANTUM CASCADE (QC) LASERS; VALENCE SUBBANDS;

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BAND STRUCTURE; COHERENT LIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT SOURCES; MULTILAYERS; OPTIMIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY; QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

LASERS;

EID: 4344563374     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1763243     Document Type: Article

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