Chapter 2 Nonlinear Optics in Coupled-Quantum-Well Quasi-Molecules

Semiconductors and Semimetals

Volumn 66, Issue C, 1999, Pages 85-125

  Sirtori, Carlo ^a   Capasso, Federico ^b   Sivco, D L ^b   Cho, A Y ^b  

^a THALES   (France)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

COUPLED QUANTUM WELL; QUASI-MOLECULES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 77956697926     PISSN: 00808784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0080-8784(08)60205-7     Document Type: Article

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