Optical two-dimensional fourier transform spectroscopy of semiconductor quantum wells

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1423-1432

  Cundiff, Steven T ^a   Zhang, Tianhao ^a,b   Bristow, Alan D ^a   Karaiskaj, Denis ^a   Xinccan, D A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 70349249495     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar9000636     Document Type: Article

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