Unexpected transition from single to double quantum well potential induced by intense laser fields in a semiconductor quantum well

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Lima, F M S ^a   Amato, M A ^b   Nunes, O A C ^b   Fonseca, A L A ^b   Enders, B G ^b   Da Silva Jr , E F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BOUND-STATE ENERGIES; DINGER EQUATION; DIPOLE APPROXIMATION; DOUBLE QUANTUM WELL; DOUBLE-WELL POTENTIAL; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; ENERGY LEVEL; FLOQUET; HIGH FREQUENCY; INTENSE LASER FIELD; LASER FREQUENCY; NONPERTURBATIVE; NONRESONANT; POPULATION INVERSIONS; QUANTUM WELL; QUASI-STATIONARY STATE; RESONANT STATE; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES; SERIES EXPANSION; TRANSITION ENERGY; WELL WIDTH;

COALESCENCE; LASER OPTICS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 67650239508     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3153963     Document Type: Conference Paper

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