Response of Si and InSb to ultrafast laser pulses

Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research

Volumn 241, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2331-2342

  Dumitrica, Traian ^a,b   Burzo, Andrea ^a   Dou, Yusheng ^a,c   Allen, Roland E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4644289088     PISSN: 03701972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200404934     Document Type: Conference Paper

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