Interaction of THz radiation with semiconductors: Microscopic theory and experiments

Advances in Solid State Physics

Volumn 47, Issue , 2008, Pages 223-235

  Steiner, J T ^a   Kira, M ^a   Koch, S W ^a   Grunwald, T ^a   Kohler D ^a   Chatterjee, S ^a   Khitrova, G ^b   Gibbs, H M ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 60449084416     PISSN: 14384329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74325-5_18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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