Trionic optical potential for electrons in semiconductors

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 919-923

  Schuetz, Martin J A ^a   Moore, Michael G ^a   Piermarocchi, Carlo ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOM LASERS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; QUANTUM OPTICS; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

OPTICAL POTENTIAL; PRECISION MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM INFORMATION; QUANTUM-INFORMATION PROCESSING; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUMS; ULTRAFAST OPTICS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 78149281428     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1775     Document Type: Article

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